"Stirling engine" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-Stirling_engine.ogg [US] Forms: Stirling engines [plural]
Etymology: Named for inventors Rev. Robert Stirling and his brother James Stirling. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Stirling engine (plural Stirling engines)
  1. A heat engine of the external combustion piston engine type. Wikipedia link: Stirling engine Translations (type of heat engine): motor Stirling [masculine] (Catalan), stirlingmoottori (Finnish), moteur Stirling [masculine] (French), Stirlingmotor [masculine] (German), motor Stirling [masculine] (Spanish)

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