Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun rotary_engine

2 senses of rotary engine

Sense 1
rotary engine -- (an internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components)
       => internal-combustion 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)

Sense 2
radial engine, rotary engine -- (an internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase)
       => internal-combustion 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)