| donkey engine n. 1. A small auxiliary steam engine used for hoisting or pumping, especially aboard ship. 2. A small locomotive. |
donkey engine
n
(Engineering / General Engineering) a small auxiliary engine, such as one used for pumping water into the boilers of a steamship
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| Noun | 1. |  donkey engine - a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yardlocomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive, engine - a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks |
| 2. | donkey engine - (nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass) engine - motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight |
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