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compression-ignition engine
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| com·pres·sion-ig·ni·tion en·gine (plural com·pres·sion-ig·ni·tion en·gines) |
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internal-combustion diesel engine: an internal-combustion diesel engine in which the fuel mixture ignites spontaneously when compressed by a return stroke of the piston
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