Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A motor employing the elastic force of air expanded by heat, or air compressed by means of another and separate motor, called a compressor, which is generally a steam-engine.
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Examples
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Myself, I do not think He keeps the world waitin 'for this air-engine.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 74, December, 1863 Various
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An air-engine works through the expansion of air in a cylinder by heat.
Steam, Steel and Electricity James W. Steele
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Here, too, the outcry was raised, in the newspapers and in Parliament, that the factory was attempting to make a Government monopoly of aircraft design and air-engine design.
The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force Walter Alexander Raleigh 1891
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The inventor who can bring a new and economical air-engine into use will reap a fortune to be counted by millions, and will gain the rank of a second Watt.
The Coal Question~ Of the Economy of Fuel William Stanley Jevons 1865
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Many of the difficulties inherent in the steam-engine are, however, absent in the air-engine, which presents a wide prospect of economy, as seen in the following numbers: —
The Coal Question~ Of the Economy of Fuel William Stanley Jevons 1865
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Rolls-Royce shares turn higher in London as company reassures on air-engine safety
U.S. stocks pull back after extended rise NewsWatch - MarketWatch 2010
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Rolls-Royce shares turn higher in London as company reassures on air-engine safety
Before the Close from MarketWatch Radio Network Market Update - MarketWatch 2010
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Rolls-Royce shares turn higher in London as company reassures on air-engine safety
U.S. stocks pull back as dollar gains Market Snapshot - MarketWatch 2010
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Rolls-Royce shares turn higher in London as company reassures on air-engine safety
Cal-Maine recalls 24,000 dozen eggs it purchased - MarketWatch 2010
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Rolls-Royce shares turn higher in London as company reassures on air-engine safety
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