Synonym of motor oil

plural of engine oil

A vertical steam engine in which the cylinder stands above the crank.

The form of the English language used in the Philippines.

A kind of beam engine used mainly for pumping water from mines. A heavy pump rod or plunger, raised by the steam, forces up the water by its weight in descending.

A condensing engine like a steam engine, but operated by ether vapour instead of steam.

A civil engineer who determines the best course for a road or railway by surveying the available terrain.

A turning lathe in which the cutting tool has an automatic feed; used chiefly for turning and boring metals, cutting screws, etc.

A device for pumping beer from a cask in a pub's cellar.

A mechanical lift for raising or lowering people through considerable distances; specifically (mining) a contrivance by which miners ascend or descend in a shaft. It consists of a series of landings in the shaft and an equal number of shelves on a vertical rod which has an up and down motion equal to the distance between the successive landings. A man steps from a landing to a shelf and is lifted or lowered to the next landing, upon which he then steps, and so on, travelling by successive stages.