单词 | petroleum motor |
释义 | > as lemmaspetroleum motor petroleum motor n. ΚΠ 1874 W. E. Abland Let. 20 Mar. in Jrnl. Franklin Inst. Aug. 87 I beg leave to inform you of a novelty in Mechanical Engineering, a description of which you will find in the annexed paper... A new machine in addition to various engines of more recent notoriety..to which the name Petroleum Motor has been given. 1874 W. E. Abland Let. 20 Mar. in Jrnl. Franklin Inst. Aug. 88 The principle of the Petroleum Motor is similar to that of the ordinary single acting horizontal steam engine, except that while the expansion of steam is employed in the latter, a quantity of petroleum converted into vapor is applied in the former to move the piston. 1903 Daily Chron. 11 Dec. 6/6 The petroleum motors..show that a very distinct advance has been made during the twelve months. 2003 Africa News (Nexis) 20 Apr. About 150 trucks which amount to about five million litres of petroleum motor spirit..have still not been accounted for. < as lemmas |
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