Usage examples for combustion
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When combustion ceases, the fire goes out in popular language. – Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3) An Historical Sketch by Charles Eliot
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The Menai Bridge consists of about 2000 tons of iron, and its height above the level of the sea is 120 feet; its mass might be lifted from the level of the water to its present position by the combustion of four bushels of coal. – A Letter from Major Robert Carmichael-Smyth to His Friend, the Author of 'The Clockmaker' by Robert Carmichael-Smyth