Meaning Of The Word External-combustion engine

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external-combustion engine in British English
an engine, as a steam engine, that obtains its power from heat produced by burning fuel outside the cylinder, turbine, etc.
noun: a heat engine in which the working fluid is heated in an external boiler or heat exchanger and is thus isolated from the process of fuel combustion

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