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Meaning of donkey engine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A steam-powered winch, once widely used in logging operations, also found in the mining and maritime industries.
    historical
  2. Any of a class of machines that used donkeys as a source of power to an output shaft or sheave.
    historical

Equivalents

Suomi donkikone

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

donkey fringe donkey jacket donkey kick Donkey Kong donkey orchid donkey power

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