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Auxiliary engine   /ɑgzˈɪljəri ˈɛndʒən/   Listen
Auxiliary engine

noun
1.
(nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass).  Synonym: donkey engine.





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... able to take cognizance of the musty-smelling place, which, on the whole, was in a better state of repair than the arcade. The first cellar yielded nothing of value to him, but, making his way through a low vaulted door, he chanced into what must have been one of the smaller, auxiliary engine-rooms. ...
— Darkness and Dawn • George Allan England


Words linked to "Auxiliary engine" :   engine, ship


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