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monobloc, a. (n.)|ˈmɒnəʊblɒk|
[Fr. (1906 in Robert); cf. mono- 1 and block n.]
Made as, or contained within, a single casting. Also as n., a monobloc engine.
1909Westm. Gaz. 2 Nov. 5/1 The engine of the 20-h.p. model..is of the monobloc order. 1929Radio Times 8 Nov. 448 (Advt.), Batteries beyond present standards... Above is the LDG, 2v. 60 a.h... Below: the monobloc 10v. DMHG with special elements. 1930Engineering 26 Sept. 401/3 The cylinders form a monobloc casting. 1944Jrnl. R. Aeronaut. Soc. XLVIII. 365 In liquid-cooled engines, separate steel cylinders were generally abandoned in favour of monobloc light alloy castings. Ibid., At the outbreak of the present war the monoblocs in use were still not entirely satisfactory. 1963Engineering 2 Aug. 140/3 Of monobloc construction, the new pump is available in cast iron. 1972Shooting Times & Country Mag. 24 June 14/2, I must confess to being disappointed that our top-flight English gunmakers..do not offer an alternative. I visualise a self-opening boxlock, with monobloc barrels, [etc.]. |