Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

portable engine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables
portable engine
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
1
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of steam engine with four wheels that could be hauled from one site to another, and usually not designed to be driven. The flywheel was used to drive machinery.

Inflected Forms

portable engines (plural)

Phrases

traction engine

Frequently Paired Words

traction engine

Questions

What does portable engine mean?
A type of steam engine with four wheels that could be hauled from one site to another, and usually not designed to be driven. The flywheel was used to drive machinery.

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