reciprocating engine


noun
  1. any engine employing the rectilinear motion of one or more pistons in cylinders.

Origin of reciprocating engine

1
First recorded in 1815–25

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British Dictionary definitions for reciprocating engine

reciprocating engine

noun
  1. an engine in which one or more pistons move backwards and forwards inside a cylinder or cylinders

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