"Lenoir engine" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Lenoir engines [plural]
Etymology: Invented by the Belgian-French engineer Étienne Lenoir. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Lenoir engine (plural Lenoir engines)
  1. (historical) An internal combustion engine that burned a mixture of coal gas and air ignited by a "jumping sparks" ignition system by Ruhmkorff coil. Wikipedia link: Étienne Lenoir Tags: historical

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