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engine room

Noun CEFR B2

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

Equivalents

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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.”

CEFR level

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

engine shed engine trouble engine turning engine-generator Engined engineer

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