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Engine

Meaning in aviation, with examples

/ˈendʒɪn/nounCore term

In aviation, engine means: The machine that produces the power or thrust to move an aircraft. Most airliners use jet engines called turbofans, mounted under the wings or at the tail.

In Turkish: motor

How it is used

Engines are numbered from left to right as seen from the cockpit: engine one, engine two. Pilots start, shut down and monitor engines; engineers inspect them. Common phrases: engine start, engine failure, engine fire.

Example sentences

  1. We shut down engine two after a high temperature warning.

  2. The engineer checked the engine for bird damage after landing.

Common collocations

  • engine start
  • engine failure
  • shut down an engine
  • engine fire
  • engine number one
  • thrustThe forward force produced by an aircraft's engines that pushes it through the air. Pilots control it with the thrust levers.
  • wingEach of the two long surfaces on the sides of an aircraft that produce lift. On airliners the wings often carry the engines and hold most of the fuel.
  • APUAuxiliary power unit: a small engine, usually in the tail, that provides electrical power and air for air conditioning and engine start when the main engines are not running.
  • fire extinguisherA portable container of a substance such as halon or water that the crew use to put out small fires on board.

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