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piston engine

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several types of engine having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons, in which a crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down within cylinders; many internal combustion engines and many steam engines have such a mechanism.

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16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: motor d'explosió — engines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
  • Chinese Mandarin: 活塞發動機 /活塞发动机 (huósāi fādòngjī) — engines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
  • Chinese Mandarin: 往復式發動機 /往复式发动机 (wǎngfùshì fādòngjī) — engines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
  • Danish: stempelmotor — engines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
  • Dutch: zuigermotor — engines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
  • Finnish: mäntämoottori — engines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
  • French: moteur à explosion — engines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
  • German: Kolbenmaschinen — engines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
  • German: Kolbenmotor — engines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
  • Italian: motore a pistoni — engines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
  • Japanese: ピストンエンジン (pisuton'enjin) — engines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
  • Norwegian: stempelmotor — engines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
  • Polish: silnik tłokowy — engines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
  • Portuguese: motor de explosão — engines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
  • Russian: поршнево́й дви́гатель (poršnevój dvígatelʹ) — engines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
  • Swedish: kolvmotor — engines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons