internal combustion engine
noun
: a heat engine in which the combustion that generates the heat takes place inside the engine proper instead of in a furnace
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Power is capped at 680 hp (500 kW) for the internal combustion engine and hybrid system working together and is measured by sensors to ensure no one gets over-creative. 
Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2022 Rethinking the vehicle design means that efficiency and range is able to not only surpass the internal combustion engine, but also improve on the experience and convenience of electric vehicles as a whole. Jennifer Jacobs Dungs, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 The end of the road for the internal combustion engine in Europe is now in sight. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 June 2022 The air pulses vary in speed and force depending on how fast the car is going and how hard the accelerator is pressed, much like the air pulses created by an internal combustion engine. Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 By demonstrating the business case for EVs, Musk paved the path for the transition from internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEs) to EVs. Nives Dolsak And Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 14 May 2022 But Hennessey isn’t giving up on gas completely: the last car in the plan, due by 2031, is expected to be powered by a pure internal combustion engine. Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2021 The switch to EVs would be monumental on its own for GM, a company that has made a living largely on the internal combustion engine for more than 113 years. Tom Krisher, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2022 Americans are buying electric vehicles at a record pace, undeterred by rising prices and long waits for delivery, a further indication that the twilight of the internal combustion engine is on the horizon. New York Times, 14 July 2022 See More
Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2022 Rethinking the vehicle design means that efficiency and range is able to not only surpass the internal combustion engine, but also improve on the experience and convenience of electric vehicles as a whole. Jennifer Jacobs Dungs, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 The end of the road for the internal combustion engine in Europe is now in sight. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 June 2022 The air pulses vary in speed and force depending on how fast the car is going and how hard the accelerator is pressed, much like the air pulses created by an internal combustion engine. Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 By demonstrating the business case for EVs, Musk paved the path for the transition from internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEs) to EVs. Nives Dolsak And Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 14 May 2022 But Hennessey isn’t giving up on gas completely: the last car in the plan, due by 2031, is expected to be powered by a pure internal combustion engine. Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2021 The switch to EVs would be monumental on its own for GM, a company that has made a living largely on the internal combustion engine for more than 113 years. Tom Krisher, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2022 Americans are buying electric vehicles at a record pace, undeterred by rising prices and long waits for delivery, a further indication that the twilight of the internal combustion engine is on the horizon. New York Times, 14 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1884, in the meaning defined above