Air engine () An engine driven by heated or by compressed air. |
Air pump () A kind of pump for exhausting air from a vessel or closed space |
Air pump () A pump used to exhaust from a condenser the condensed steam, the water used for condensing, and any commingled air. |
Beer (n.) A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but commonly from barley malt, with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor. |
Beer (n.) A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc. |
Blink beer () Beer kept unbroached until it is sharp. |
Bock beer () A strong beer, originally made in Bavaria. |
Chain pump () A pump consisting of an endless chain, running over a drum or wheel by which it is moved, and dipping below the water to be raised. The chain has at intervals disks or lifts which fit the tube through which the ascending part passes and carry the water to the point of discharge. |
Engine (n.) (Pronounced, in this sense, ////.) Natural capacity |
Engine (n.) Anything used to effect a purpose |
Engine (n.) Any instrument by which any effect is produced |
Engine (n.) A compound machine by which any physical power is applied to produce a given physical effect. |
Engine (v. t.) To assault with an engine. |
Engine (v. t.) To equip with an engine |
Engine (v. t.) (Pronounced, in this sense, /////.) To rack |
Engine-sized (a.) Sized by a machine, and not while in the pulp |
Force pump () A pump having a solid piston, or plunger, for drawing and forcing a liquid, as water, through the valves |
Force pump () A pump adapted for delivering water at a considerable height above the pump, or under a considerable pressure |
Fountain (n.) A spring of water issuing from the earth. |
Fountain (n.) An artificially produced jet or stream of water |
Fountain (n.) A reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be conducted or drawn off as needed for use |
Fountain (n.) The source from which anything proceeds, or from which anything is supplied continuously |
Hogger-pump (n.) The for pump in the pit. |
Lager beer () Originally a German beer, but now also made in immense quantities in the United States |
Pump (n.) A low shoe with a thin sole. |
Pump (n.) An hydraulic machine, variously constructed, for raising or transferring fluids, consisting essentially of a moving piece or piston working in a hollow cylinder or other cavity, with valves properly placed for admitting or retaining the fluid as it is drawn or driven through them by the action of the piston. |
Pump (v. t.) To raise with a pump, as water or other liquid. |
Pump (v. t.) To draw water, or the like, from |
Pump (v. t.) Figuratively, to draw out or obtain, as secrets or money, by persistent questioning or plying |
Pump (v. i.) To work, or raise water, a pump. |
Sprengel pump () A form of air pump in which exhaustion is produced by a stream of mercury running down a narrow tube, in the manner of an aspirator |
Steam engine () An engine moved by steam. |
Water engine () An engine to raise water |
pump priming | introducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing |
deficit spending compensatory spending pump priming | spending money raised by borrowing, used by governments to stimulate their economy |
aircraft engine | the engine that powers and aircraft |
air pump vacuum pump | a pump that moves air in or out of something |
automobile engine | the engine that propels an automobile |
auxiliary engine donkey engine | (nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass) |
auxiliary pump donkey pump | a supplementary pump available if needed |
beer barrel beer keg | a barrel that holds beer |
beer bottle | a bottle that holds beer |
beer can | a can that holds beer |
beer garden | tavern with an outdoor area (usually resembling a garden) where beer and other alcoholic drinks are served |
beer glass | a relatively large glass for serving beer |
beer hall | a hall or barroom featuring beer and (usually) entertainment |
beer mat | a drip mat placed under a glass of beer |
beer mug stein | a mug intended for serving beer |
bicycle pump | a small pump that fills bicycle tires with air |
bilge pump | a pump to remove bilgewater |
centrifugal pump | a pump that use centrifugal force to discharge fluid into a pipe |
condensation pump diffusion pump | vacuum pump used to obtain a high vacuum |
cooling system engine cooling system | equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine |
diesel diesel engine diesel motor | an internalombustion engine that burns heavy oil |
drinking fountain water fountain bubbler | a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water |
engine | motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work |
engine | an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc., medieval engines of war |
engine block cylinder block block | a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine, the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked |
engineering engine room | a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located |
externalombustion engine | a heat engine in which ignition occurs outside the chamber (cylinder or turbine) in which heat is converted to mechanical energy |
fanjet fan-jet fanjet engine turbojet turbojet engine turbofan turbofan engine | a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust |
fire engine fire truck | any of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site of a fire |
force pump | pump used to force a liquid up and expel it under pressure |
fountain fount | a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water |
fountain jet | an artificially produced flow of water |
fountain | a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises |
fountain pen | a pen that is supplied with ink from a reservoir in its barrel |
four-stroke engine four-stroke internalombustion engine | an internalombustion engine in which an explosive mixture is drawn into the cylinder on the first stroke and is compressed and ignited on the second stroke, work is done on the third stroke and the products of combustion are exhausted on the fourth stroke |
gas engine | an internalombustion engine similar to a gasoline engine but using natural gas instead of gasoline vapor |
gasoline engine petrol engine | an internalombustion engine that burns gasoline, most automobiles are driven by gasoline engines |
gas pump gasoline pump petrol pump island dispenser | a pump in a service station that draws gasoline from underground storage tanks |
hand pump | a pump worked by hand |
heat engine | any engine that makes use of heat to do work |
heat pump | apparatus that extracts heat from a liquid that is at a higher temperature than its surroundings, can be used to transfer heat from a reservoir outside in order to heat a building |
hydraulic pump hydraulic ram | a water pump that uses the kinetic energy of flowing water to force a small fraction of that water to a reservoir at a higher level |
internalombustion engine ICE | a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace, heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine |
ion engine | a type of reaction-propulsion engine to propel rockets in space, a stream of positive ions is accelerated to a high velocity by an electric field |
ion pump | a vacuum pump that removes gas by ionizing the atoms or molecules and adsorbing them on a metal surface |
jet engine | a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion |
lift pump | pump used to lift rather than force a liquid up |
locomotive engine locomotive engine railway locomotive | a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks |
oil pump | a pump that keeps a supply of oil on moving parts |
pilot engine | a locomotive that precedes a train to check the track |