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à voile et à vapeur	AC/DC; literally on sail and on steam power	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
blow off steam	To rant or shout in order to relieve stress; to vent.	Rate it: (4.50 / 4 votes)
bought the farm	A fatality in private aviation for any number of Airframe and Engine {A&E} failures, pilot error or weather related problems.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
deadstick landing	When a pilot lands a plane after the engine has died; a landing lacking any propulsion control.	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
employ a steam engine to crack a nut	to do a simple task in an overcomplicated manner.	Rate it: (3.75 / 4 votes)
engine room	The source of power in a team or other group.	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
engine room	A compartment on a ship in which the engine machinery is located.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
fog up	To coat, or become coated, with condensation. To steam up.	Rate it: (2.00 / 1 vote)
Full Steam Ahead	To move forward with full energy and strength	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
google it	Use the Google search engine to obtain information on something or somebody on the World Wide Web	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
head of steam	Amount of energy.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
knock-on effect	The continued running of an engine after the ignition has been turned off; dieseling.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
little engine that could (the)	a reference to a children's story about an engine that tried even when he didn't think he could succeed	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
rev up	To increase the speed of an engine, especially that of a stationary motor car.	Rate it: (4.00 / 3 votes)
run out of steam	To run out of energy; to run out of motivation.	Rate it: (2.67 / 3 votes)
soup up	To modify the engine of to give a higher performance than the specifications.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
spark plug	car engine part	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
steam up	To become steamy.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
steam up	To bring up to working steam pressure.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
steam up	To become coated with condensation. To fog up.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
tach up	To rev a car's engine; to accelerate.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
the ;WYE	WYE, SPECIAL RAILROAD TRACK LAYOUT DESIGNED SO AS TO Be Able To Reverse Direction Of An Entire Freight Train. Subject to Constraints Relavent to Consist, Train Length, Engine Power, Terrain, Weather, Traffic Condx., Company Rules, Govt Regs, Crews et al:	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
tune up	To make adjustments to an engine in order to improve its performance.	Rate it: (3.33 / 3 votes)
twin engine	Two engines on one vehicle	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
under one's own steam	By means of the power of its own engines.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
under one's own steam	Using one's own resources; unaided; at one's own initiative.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)