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Meanings of external combustion engine in English

Russian
двигатель внаружнего сгорания
Spanish
motor de combustión externa
Catalan
motor de combustió externa

Heat engine driven by combustion in an external source.

двигатель внаружнего сгорания

A heat engine where an internal fluid is heated by combustion of an external source.

Usage of external combustion engine in English
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These 19th-century external combustion engines are being re-examined now because they can run on renewable fuels such as solar power.
The Irish Times