rotary
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LiquidPiston’s Shkolnik says that someday, his company’s novel rotary engine could be ideal for providing range extension.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
In 2024, the company reconstituted its rotary engine research group.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
A startup called LiquidPiston has spent more than a decade developing a new kind of rotary engine—including the X Mini shown here—that it says can be both more efficient and compact than traditional piston engines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The first rotary engines were pioneered in the late 1800s by French and American inventors, and made their way into early motorcycles and airplanes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Also, there was a phone in the room, but it had a tiny lock on its rotary dial so that you could not use it without a key.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
Vocabulary lists containing rotary
"Modern Automotive Technology," Vocabulary from Section 1
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