An hour of operation of an engine.

Synonym of roasting jack

plural of spit engine

plural of shunting engine

(rail transport, UK) A locomotive that carries out shunting duties.

plural of wind engine

(motoring) The act of slowing down a motor vehicle using the retarding forces of the engine rather than the normal braking mechanism.

an engineering profession concerned with the optimization of complex processes, systems, or organizations by developing, improving and implementing integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information and equipment.

(rail transport) Any steam locomotive that has a tender attached, carrying its supply of fuel and water; the term is normally used to distinguish from a tank engine.

(military) A soldier employed to carry out engineering tasks in support of land forces during combat operations, facilitating the mobility of friendly forces while impeding that of the enemy.