noun
an internal-combustion engine that burns gasoline; most automobiles are driven by gasoline engines
• Syn: ↑petrol engine
• Hypernyms: ↑internal-combustion engine, ↑ICE
• Hyponyms: ↑put-put
• Part Holonyms: ↑car, ↑auto, ↑automobile, ↑machine, ↑motorcar
• Part Meronyms: ↑inlet manifold
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noun : an internal-combustion engine having its piston driven by explosions of a mixture of air and vapor of gasoline or other volatile fuel ignited by an electric spark
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gasoline engine or gasoline motor,
U.S. an internal-combustion engine using gasoline for fuel.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.