The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DIESEL which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2016.
Engine type crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DIESEL | 50 % | 6 |
| TURBO | 13 % | 5 |
| HEMI | 8 % | 4 |
| FOURCYLINDER | 8 % | 12 |
| JET | 8 % | 3 |
| SEARCH | 4 % | 6 |
| VSIX | 4 % | 4 |
| STEAM | 4 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Engine type
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- power plant
- power source
- diesel
- jet
- steam
- search
- donkey
- turbine
- ramjet
- diesel engine
- ion engine
- gas engine
Crossword Answer definitions
DIESEL noun- A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.
- A vehicle powered by a diesel engine.
- A rider who has an even energy output, without bursts of speed.
- Snakebite and black (a drink).
- A particular cannabis hybrid.
- To ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression
- For a spark-ignition internal combustion engine to continue running after the electrical current to the spark plugs has been turned off. This occurs when there's enough heat in the combustion chamber to ignite the air and fuel mixture without a spark, the same way that heat and pressure cause ignition in a diesel engine.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result DIESEL
- Kind of engine
- Semi liquid?
- Truck fuel
- Italian jeans brand
- Semi engine
- Kind of fuel
- Type of locomotive
- Inventor of the compression ignition engine
- Semi fuel
- Inventor of an eponymous engine
More clues leading to the result TURBO
- Start to charge?
- Prop or jet engine type
- Horsepower booster
- Engine type
- Sort of engine
- Sports-car booster
- Prefix with jet or prop
- Fan or jet lead-in
- Prefix with prop or jet
- ___ charger (engine performance enhancer)
More clues leading to the result HEMI
- Sphere fronter
- Half (prefix)
- Sphere starter
- Truck engine
- ___-demi-semiquaver
- 50%, up front?
- Sphere header
- Trademarked Chrysler engine
- Prefix with sphere
- Half up front?
More clues leading to the result FOURCYLINDER
More clues leading to the result JET
- New York gridder
- O'Hare regular
- Nozzle shot
- Squirt
- "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" band
- Essence rival
- Its first issue featured Sugar Ray Robinson's wife Edna on the cover
- Mark Sanchez, e.g.
- New Meadowlands Stadium athlete
- Pitchy
More clues leading to the result SEARCH
- Internet look-up
- Prepare to destroy
- Quest
- Google event
- Use an engine, say
- Use AltaVista, e.g.
- Pat down
- Frisk
- "a time to ___, and a time to give up"
- Manhunt
More clues leading to the result VSIX
- Engine spec
- Midsize engine
- Midsize auto engine
- Innovation in the 1962 Buick Special
- Common auto engine
- Type of engine
- Motor with some oomph
- Powerful auto engine
- Auto engine type
- Midsize motor