engine house
ˈɛnʤɪn haʊs
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Definition of engine house - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
firefightingDatedUKbuilding for housing a fire engineDatedUK
  • The new engine house was built near the town center.
engine room fire station firehouse
2.
rail transportDatedbuilding for housing locomotivesDated
  • The old engine house stored several steam locomotives.
3.
structureDatedbuilding housing machinery or enginesDated
  • The old engine house now serves as a museum for vintage machines.
engine room powerhouse
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Images of engine house

  • engine house: building for housing a fire engine
    building for housing a fire engine
  • engine house: building for housing locomotives
    building for housing locomotives
  • engine house: building housing machinery or engines
    building housing machinery or engines

Expressions with engine

kill the enginev.
turn off a vehicle's engine
He decided to kill the engine and take a break.
flood the enginev.
cause too much fuel in an engine
He accidentally flooded the engine while trying to start the car.
gun the enginev.
accelerate the engine quickly and forcefully
He gunned the engine and sped away.
engine of destructionn.
powerful machine designed to cause damage
The tank was an engine of destruction on the battlefield.
engine troublen.
problems with an engine causing malfunction
The car stopped due to engine trouble.
fire enginen.
vehicle equipped for firefighting
The fire engine rushed to the burning building..

Expressions with house

brick housen.
house made of bricks or masonry
They live in a sturdy brick house.
clean housev.
thoroughly clean one's living quarters
Every spring, we clean house to keep things fresh and tidy.
dream housen.
ideal home one desires to live in
She finally bought her dream house by the beach.
full housen.
all seats in a theater or venue are occupied
The play was a success, evidenced by a full house every night..
big as a houseadj.
extremely large in size or amount
The new sofa is big as a house and takes up the whole room.
house of cardsn.
structure made by stacking playing cards
He built a house of cards on the table.
in the houseadv.
inside a building or home
The cat is in the house.
animal housen.
place where people act wild or out of control
That place is an animal house on weekends.
house on fireadv.
in a very successful or effective way
The project took off like a house on fire.
set up housev.
start living in a new home
They decided to set up house in the countryside.

Terms related to engine house

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
engineerengineeringhouselesshousingfire brigadefire departmentfire enginefire hallfire servicefire truckfirefightingbuilding

Examples of engine house in a sentence

  • They renovated the engine house last year.
  • The engine house was a relic of the industrial era.
  • Visitors admired the architecture of the historic engine house.
  • The engine house was built in the 19th century.
  • They restored the engine house to preserve its history.

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  1. French:caserne de pompiers, rotonde, ...
  2. German:Gerätehaus, Lokschuppen, ...
  3. Italian:caserma dei pompieri, deposito locomotive, ...
  4. Spanish:estación de bomberos, cobertizo de locomotoras, ...
  5. Portuguese:quartel dos bombeiros, casa das máquinas, ...
  6. Chinese:消防车库, 机车房, ...
  7. Japanese:消防署, 機関庫, ...
  8. Arabic:مَبْنًى لِسَيّارَةِ الإِطْفاء, مُسْتَوْدَع الْقَاطِرَات, ...
  9. Hebrew:בֵּית מְכוֹנִית כִּבּוּי, מוּסַךְ קַטָּרִים, ...
  10. Russian:пожарное депо, депо, ...
  11. Ukrainian:пожежне депо, локомотивний депо, ...
  12. Hindi:इंजन हाउस, इंजन शेड, ...
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