engine room en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- A compartment on a ship in which the engine machinery is located.
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The engine compartment of a diesel locomotive.
For rigidity, two bulkheads are provided which are welded to the sides and underframe and which separate the cabs from the engine room.
1958 September 14, “Swindon's First Main-Line Diesel Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 601:
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(figuratively) The source of power in a team or other group. ▸ The midfield.
When I look at what is going wrong for Liverpool at the moment, a lot of it stems from the engine room of the team - the midfield.
2017 February 10, Mark Lawrenson, “Liverpool playing sideways and safe - why the Reds' midfield is misfiring”, in BBC:
- (figuratively, qualifier:rugby union) The source of power in a team or other group. ▸ The pair of locks in a team.
- (figuratively, qualifier:rugby league) The source of power in a team or other group. ▸ The front row.
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(figuratively) The source of power in a team or other group. ▸ The rhythm section of a steel band.
And no steel band would be complete without its rhythm section or engine room, as the percussion section is known.
2018, Polly Thomas, The Rough Guide to Trinidad and Tobago, Apa Publications, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| engine rooms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
engine bay · engine compartment
Synonyms
Translations (17)
fr salle des machines (compartment on a ship) · ca sala de màquines (compartment on a ship) · nb maskinrom (compartment on a ship) · de Maschinenraum (compartment on a ship) · bg машинно отделение (compartment on a ship) · gl sala de máquinas (compartment on a ship) · nl machinekamer (compartment on a ship) · it sala macchine (compartment on a ship) · ru маши́нное отделе́ние (compartment on a ship) · fi konehuone (compartment on a ship) · nb motorrom (compartment on a ship) · nn maskinrom (compartment on a ship) · nn motorrom (compartment on a ship) · da maskinrum (compartment on a ship) · pl siłownia (compartment on a ship) · es sala de máquinas (compartment on a ship) · pl maszynownia (compartment on a ship)