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If you want to get picky, internal or external combustion "motors" are
correctly called engines, not motors.

Don't get too picky, because that is not correct. A "motor" is a
device that imparts motion. And engine can just about any mechanical
device. An motor could part of an engine. Or a motor itself can be
called an engine. So while it's normal to refer to your powerplant as
an engine, it no less correct to call it a motor.