engine block

engine block

n. The cast metal block containing the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine.

cyl′inder block`

n. the metal casting in which the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine are bored. Also called engine block.

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engine block - a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked"cylinder block, blockcasting, cast - object formed by a moldpiston chamber, cylinder - a chamber within which piston movesinternal-combustion engine, ICE - a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbinereciprocating engine - an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders

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