A heat engine of the external combustion piston engine type.

(chiefly Britain, slang, in World War II) The last aircraft in a formation. / (chiefly Britain, slang, in World War II) The rear gunner in a bomber.

The hindmost part of anything (a person, animal, or object), the rear end; the butt, buttocks; hindquarters, rump.

(transitive) To bring to a conclusion. / (intransitive) To come to a final place, condition, or situation, sometimes unplanned or unexpected; to turn out.

(archaic, transitive) To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate. / (transitive) To make more lively, cheerful or interesting.

The English Midlands. / The conservative white middle classes who live outside London, considered as a group.

The arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the British Isles from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.

(history) A period of time ranging from part of the 17ᵗʰ century through much of the 18ᵗʰ century, characterized particularly by the importance of logic and reason.

(transitive) To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art. / (transitive) To carve (something) into a material.

(obsolete) To put in a grave, to bury.