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Meanings of main engine in anglès

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Usage of main engine in anglès
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Tech has been the main engine driving stock markets higher for years.
Reuters
2
When we're no longer pointing at the moon, fire the main engine.
Year's best sf 15
3
Evidence that, in Parliament, it is not the main engine of persuasion.
Practical Essays
4
It was short enough to prevent his getting fried by the main engine.
Moonfall
5
The main engine cutoff switch was right next to the ladder.
Year's best sf 15
6
Up through the latter comes the exhaust-pipe of the main engine.
The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition...
7
The tongue of flame from the main engine was moving against the stars.
Moonfall
8
We grow it in vats down under the main engine room.
Mortal Engines
9
They had come earlier this time, before main engine firing.
Genellan: planetfall
10
But to get there required one more "Go for main engine start."
Riding rockets
11
The issues included "deficiencies" with the propulsion main engine, gauges and thermometers.
Reuters
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Treads and main engine nozzle cleared the roof and the fire licked the launchpad.
Moonfall
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This last weakness was the main engine of his overthrow.
The History of Napoleon Buonaparte
14
Our computers are down, and I had to shut off the main engine manually.
Year's best sf 15
15
Oil is Angola's biggest source of government revenue and the main engine of its economy.
Reuters
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Broadly strong earnings have been the main engine of the European index in recent weeks.
Reuters
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