Meaning of engine room | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A compartment on a ship in which the engine machinery is located.
2. The engine compartment of a diesel locomotive.
3. The source of power in a team or other group.
   figuratively
4. The midfield.
   figuratively
5. The pair of locks in a team.
   figuratively
6. The front row.
   figuratively
7. The rhythm section of a steel band.
   figuratively

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Examples

“For rigidity, two bulkheads are provided which are welded to the sides and underframe and which separate the cabs from the engine room.”

“And no steel band would be complete without its rhythm section or engine room, as the percussion section is known.”

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