Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In coal-mining, an underground way over which the coal is conveyed by means of an endless chain or rope worked by an engine.

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Examples

  • "Colt is not to be flying a single engine-plane," she insisted, saying she was worried about engine failure.

    WISTV - Local News RSS 2010

  • "Colt is not to be flying a single engine-plane," she insisted, saying she was worried about engine failure.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

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