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donkey engine
donkey enginen.1. A small auxiliary steam engine used for hoisting or pumping, especially aboard ship.2. A small locomotive.donkey engine n (General Engineering) a small auxiliary engine, such as one used for pumping water into the boilers of a steamship Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  donkey engine - a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yardswitch enginelocomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive, engine - a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks | | 2. | donkey engine - (nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass)auxiliary engineengine - motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical workship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight |
donkey engine
donkey engine[′dəŋ·kē ‚en·jən] (mechanical engineering) A small auxiliary engine which is usually portable or semiportable and powered by steam, compressed air, or other means, particularly one used to power a windlass to lift cargo on shipboard or to haul logs. donkey engine
Synonyms for donkey enginenoun a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yardSynonymsRelated Words- locomotive
- locomotive engine
- railway locomotive
- engine
noun (nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass)SynonymsRelated Words |