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rotary

[roh-tuh-ree] / ˈroʊ tə ri /


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LiquidPiston’s rotary engine is also suited to powering long-range hybrid drones, says Shkolnik.

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

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

General Peckem rose and moved toward a rotary rack of enormous colored maps.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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