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The phrase "internal combustion engine" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing types of engines, particularly in the context of vehicles or machinery that operate using fuel combustion.
Example: "The internal combustion engine has been a significant advancement in automotive technology, powering most cars on the road today."
Alternatives: "gasoline engine" or "petrol engine".
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internal combustion engine
noun
A piston or a rotary heat engine directly powered by the products of intermittent combustion of a fuel.
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That's why we have continued to engineer improvements to the internal combustion engine.
Gasoline actually burns inside an internal combustion engine; an internal combustion engine will not work without a combustible fuel.
Every internal combustion engine would stall.
Then comes the internal combustion engine.
The internal combustion engine is destroying us.
Ordinary cars burn gasoline in an internal combustion engine.
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BMW's new hydrogen-gasoline internal-combustion engine.
There's even hope for the internal-combustion engine.
We're big fans of the internal-combustion engine".
In 1867 they designed their first internal-combustion engine.
Foremost is the efficiency of the internal-combustion engine itself.
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