The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DIESEL , but the solution may also be JET which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in LA Times).
Kind of engine crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DIESEL | 39 % | 6 |
| TURBO | 13 % | 5 |
| TURBINE | 9 % | 7 |
| RADIAL | 4 % | 6 |
| VFOUR | 4 % | 5 |
| STEAM | 4 % | 5 |
| VSIX | 4 % | 4 |
| INLINE | 4 % | 6 |
| JET | 4 % | 3 |
| RAMJET | 4 % | 6 |
| HEMI | 4 % | 4 |
| THEAD | 4 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Kind of engine
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- internal combustion
- turbine
- electric
- rotary
- piston
- jet
- intake manifold
- induction
- injection
- carburetor
- ignition
- exhaust
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 TURBINE
- Rotary engine
- Waterwheel, e.g.
- Water wheel, e.g.
- Many a windmill
- Wind farm sight
- Type of engine
- It's used for generations
- Wind ___ (electricity generator)
- Hydraulic motor.
- An engine.
More clues leading to the result RADIAL
- Bridgestone offering
- Goodyear product
- Tire type
- From the hub out
- Michelin introduction of 1948
- Kind of saw
- Kind of engine
- Type of tire that might be steel-belted
- Car owner's purchase
- Goodyear offering
More clues leading to the result VFOUR
More clues leading to the result STEAM
- Kind of bath
- Kind of shovel
- Prepare clams
- Prepare rice
- Propellant for Casey Jones
- Vapor
- Word with iron or bath
- You might blow it off
- Calliope power
- Prepare veggies, in a way
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
More clues leading to the result INLINE
- One kind of cylinder arrangement
- On queue
- Queued
- Queued up
- One behind another
- Like some skates
- Waiting to be served
- Waiting
- Waiting to buy tickets, say
- Like Rollerblades wheels
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 RAMJET
- Aircraft engine
- Aircraft-engine type
- Engine used in missilery
- Kind of aviation engine
- Type of aircraft engine
- Kind of airplane engine
- Certain aircraft engine
- Engine for missiles
- Type of missile engine
- Type of plane
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?