Engine

What “Engine” means

Noun

1. A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
2. A tool; a utensil or implement.
3. A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects.
4. A person or group of people which influence a larger group; a driving force.
5. The part of a car or other vehicle which provides the force for motion, now especially one powered by internal combustion.

Verb

1. To equip with an engine; said especially of steam vessels.
2. To assault with an engine.
3. To contrive; to put into action.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English engyn, from Anglo-Norman engine, Old French engin (“skill, cleverness, war machine”), from Latin ingenium (“innate or natural quality, nature, genius, a genius, an invention, (in Late Latin) a war-engine, battering-ram”), related to ingignō (“to instil by birth, implant, produce in”). Compare gin, ingenious, engineer.

Business name ideas with “Engine”

Industries where “Engine” fits

We suggest this word for 3 business types and industries, including:

• Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing
• Motor Vehicle Gasoline Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing
• Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing