A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc. / (now archaic) A tool; a utensil or implement.

(transitive, dated) To equip with an engine; said especially of steam vessels. / (transitive, obsolete) To assault with an engine. / (transitive, obsolete) To contrive; to put into action.

simple past tense and past participle of engine

(in combination) Having a specified number or configuration of engines, or having a certain type of engine (e.g. diesel-engined).

(uncountable) The application of mathematics and the physical sciences to the needs of humanity and the development of technology. / The area aboard a ship where the engine is located.

present participle of engineer

To employ one's abilities and knowledge as an engineer to design, construct, and/or maintain (something, such as a machine or a structure), usually for industrial or public use.

A soldier engaged in designing or constructing military works for attack or defence, or other engineering works. / (obsolete) A soldier in charge of operating a weapon; an artilleryman, a gunner.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of engineer

plural of engineer