1 the part of a vehicle that produces power to make the vehicle move:
a diesel / petrol engine * My car had to have a new engine. * engine trouble / problems * Switch the engine on / off. * the engine room (= the part of a ship where the engine is situated)
seealsoINTERNAL-COMBUSTIONENGINE, JETENGINE, TRACTIONENGINE
2 (also locomotive) a vehicle that pulls a train
3 (-engined) (in adjectives) having the type or number of engines mentioned:
a twin-engined speedboat
seealsoFIREENGINE
