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Noun: external-combustion engine
  1. A heat engine in which ignition occurs outside the chamber (cylinder or turbine) in which heat is converted to mechanical energy

Derived forms: external-combustion engines

Type of: heat engine

Encyclopedia: External-combustion engine

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