internal-combustion engine

Noun internal-combustion engine has 1 sense

• internal-combustion engine(n = noun.artifact) 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;
has particulars: diesel, diesel engine, diesel motor, four-stroke engine, four-stroke internal-combustion engine, gas engine, gasoline engine, petrol engine, outboard, outboard motor, radial engine, rotary engine, reciprocating engine, rotary engine, valve-in-head engine
has parts: block, cylinder block, engine block, force-feed lubricating system, force feed, lubricating system, pressure-feed lubricating system, pressure feed, poppet, poppet valve, self-starter, supercharger
is a kind of heat engine
is a part of motorboat, powerboat, automotive vehicle, motor vehicle