AUTOMOBILE ENGINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does automobile engine mean? 

• AUTOMOBILE ENGINE (noun)
  The noun AUTOMOBILE ENGINE has 1 sense:

1. the engine that propels an automobile

  Familiarity information: AUTOMOBILE ENGINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AUTOMOBILE ENGINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The engine that propels an automobile

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("automobile engine" is a kind of...):

engine (motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work)

Meronyms (parts of "automobile engine"):

exhaust; exhaust system (system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged)

Holonyms ("automobile engine" is a part of...):

auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)