multi-enginedadj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌltɪˈɛn(d)ʒ(ᵻ)nd/, U.S.

/ˌməltiˈɛndʒ(ə)nd/; see also multi- comb. form.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: multi- comb. form, engine n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: < multi- comb. form + engine n. + -ed suffix². Compare later multi-engine n. and adj.

Aeronautics.

Having more than two engines.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [adjective]

multi-engined1917

multi-engine1934

1917 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 21 320 In the case of most single-engined aeroplanes or seaplanes a fuselage of circular cross-section is admirable... This is not so, however, in the case of multi-engined aircraft.

1931 C. Day Lewis From Feathers to Iron 14 Bodies we have, fabric and frame designed To take the stress of love, Buoyant on gust, multi-engined.

1953 C. A. Lindbergh Spirit of St. Louis ii. vi. 293 The Navy's big multiengined flying boats.

1967 Jane's Surface Skimmer Syst. 1967–8 121/2 A drive pad at the rear of the primary box enables the engines of a multi-engined aircraft to be coupled together by spanwise shafting.

1991 FlyPast (BNC) Oct. 66 A report with drawings of the Me.264 multi-engined bomber.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	multi-engined
释义	multi-enginedadj. Brit. /ˌmʌltɪˈɛn(d)ʒ(ᵻ)nd/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈɛndʒ(ə)nd/; see also multi- comb. form. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: multi- comb. form, engine n., -ed suffix². Etymology: < multi- comb. form + engine n. + -ed suffix². Compare later multi-engine n. and adj. Aeronautics. Having more than two engines. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [adjective] multi-engined1917 multi-engine1934 1917 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 21 320 In the case of most single-engined aeroplanes or seaplanes a fuselage of circular cross-section is admirable... This is not so, however, in the case of multi-engined aircraft. 1931 C. Day Lewis From Feathers to Iron 14 Bodies we have, fabric and frame designed To take the stress of love, Buoyant on gust, multi-engined. 1953 C. A. Lindbergh Spirit of St. Louis ii. vi. 293 The Navy's big multiengined flying boats. 1967 Jane's Surface Skimmer Syst. 1967–8 121/2 A drive pad at the rear of the primary box enables the engines of a multi-engined aircraft to be coupled together by spanwise shafting. 1991 FlyPast (BNC) Oct. 66 A report with drawings of the Me.264 multi-engined bomber. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1917
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