reciprocating engine
noun
any engine employing the rectilinear motion of one or more pistons in cylinders.
Origin of reciprocating engine
1First recorded in 1815–25
- Also called displacement engine, piston engine.
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British Dictionary definitions for reciprocating engine
reciprocating engine
noun
an engine in which one or more pistons move backwards and forwards inside a cylinder or cylinders
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