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  • 1ticking-over — noun a) the idling of an engine b) doing a gentle amount of work …

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  • 2engine — noun 1 part of a vehicle that produces power ADJECTIVE ▪ big, powerful ▪ small ▪ twin engines ▪ a large plane with twin engines …

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  • 3tick over — 1) PHRASAL VERB If an engine is ticking over, it is running at a low speed or rate, for example when it is switched on but you are not actually using it. [BRIT] [V P] Very slowly he moved forward, the engine ticking over. Syn: idle 2) PHRASAL… …

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  • 4tick over — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms tick over : present tense I/you/we/they tick over he/she/it ticks over present participle ticking over past tense ticked over past participle ticked over British 1) if a car engine is ticking over, it is… …

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  • 5Simon the Sorcerer's Pinball — Infobox VG| title = Simon the Sorcerer s Pinball developer = Adventure Soft publisher = Adventure Soft series = Simon the Sorcerer series designer = engine = released = vgrelease|NA=January 1, 1998 genre = Pinball modes = Single player ratings =… …

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  • 6The Mechanical Universe — Infobox Television show name = The Mechanical Universe caption = format = Physics camera = picture format = audio format = runtime = creator = Dr. James F. Blinn developer = producer = executive producer = starring = Dr. David Goodstein narrated …

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  • 7Ford Duratec engine — Manufacturer Ford Production 1993–present Displacement 1.3 L (79 CID) 1.4 L 1.6 L (97 CID) 1.8 L (110&#16 …

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  • 8Raid over Moscow — Infobox VG|title=Raid Over Moscow developer=Access Software publisher=U.S. Gold designer= engine= released= 1985 genre=action game modes=Single player ratings= N/A platforms=Atari 8 bit family, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum,… …

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  • 9Dreamfall: The Longest Journey — The cover art of Dreamfall depicting the main characters, clockwise from top: Zoë, April, Kian Developer(s) Funcom …

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  • 10Back to the Future Part II & III — This article is about the NES game. For the games for home computers, see Back to the Future Part II (video game) and Back to the Future Part III (video game).Infobox VG title = Back to the Future Part II III developer = Beam Software Pty., Ltd.… …

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