To achieve or access by means of social engineering.

Synonym of motor oil

A condensing engine like a steam engine, but operated by ether vapour instead of steam.

A mechanical lift for raising or lowering people through considerable distances; specifically (mining) a contrivance by which miners ascend or descend in a shaft. It consists of a series of landings in the shaft and an equal number of shelves on a vertical rod which has an up and down motion equal to the distance between the successive landings. A man steps from a landing to a shelf and is lifted or lowered to the next landing, upon which he then steps, and so on, travelling by successive stages.

(engineering) The primary branch of engineering concerned with the research, design, development, construction, testing, science, and technology of aircraft and spacecraft.

A vertical steam engine in which the cylinder stands above the crank.

A civil engineer who determines the best course for a road or railway by surveying the available terrain.

A device for pumping beer from a cask in a pub's cellar.

A turning lathe in which the cutting tool has an automatic feed; used chiefly for turning and boring metals, cutting screws, etc.

A vertical back-acting steam engine having the cylinder beneath the crosshead.