Triebwerk
English translation: engine
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| 19:22 Apr 29, 2008 |
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|  Selected response from: Heidi Lind United States Local time: 07:07 | ||||||
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| 5 +1 | power plant |
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| 4 +1 | engine |
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| 5 | engine |
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| 4 | propeller or engine |
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| 4 | engine / motor |
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| 3 | propulsion |
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| 3 | aircraft engine |
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3 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1engine Explanation: Yes, it is. |
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4 mins confidence:
propulsion Explanation: is what I would say....which is more than just the engine, but without further context of figures, it remains an educated guess... Good luck! |
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9 mins confidence:
engine Explanation: Generally speaking this would be the engine. If you're specific, the 'Triebwerk' includes the turbines etc. Several glossaries... http://luftpiraten.de/lexikon.html -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 mins (2008-04-29 19:32:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- While I was cutting/pasting my links, GWM gave the same answer. Sorry. Reference: http://www.airliners.de/industrie/flugzeuglexikon/index.php Reference: http://www.flugzeuginfo.net/ |
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26 mins confidence:
propeller or engine Explanation: Triebwerk , is the propeller or engine mounted to fly an aircraft Example sentence(s):
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1 hr confidence:
aircraft engine Explanation: Siehe Links. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_engine Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_engine_manufac... |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1power plant Explanation: This is a common term for propulsive units in aircraft, although "engine" as suggested by other members would also be perfectly correct. |
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1 day 3 hrs confidence:
engine / motor Explanation: Not enough context. In an aircraft the Triebwerk is the engine (e.g. see 1st ref.); in a rocket the Triebwerk is the rocket motor (e.g. see 2nd ref.) Reference: http://de.scientificcommons.org/22093603 Reference: http://www.hybridraketen.de/Homepage/Old/Antares/Links/links... |
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