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East-West engine

East-West engine noun: a transverse car engine, that is, one that lies parallel to the front of the car, rather than parallel to the sides.

Noun

East-West engine (plural East-West engines)

  1. A transverse car engine, that is, one that lies parallel to the front of the car, rather than parallel to the sides.

Forms of East-West engine

pluralEast-West engines
alternative formeast-west engine
alternative formEast/West engine
alternative formeast/west engine

Origin of East-West engine

As in "east to west", this direction being conventionally crossways on a map.

Questions about East-West engine

What does East-West engine mean?
East-West engine means a transverse car engine, that is, one that lies parallel to the front of the car, rather than parallel to the sides.
What part of speech is East-West engine?
East-West engine is a noun.
What is the plural of East-West engine?
The plural of East-West engine is East-West engines.

Words near East-West engine in the dictionary

  1. east-southeasterly
  2. east-southeastern
  3. east-southeastward
  4. east-southeastwards
  5. east-west
  6. East-West engine
  7. East-West engines
  8. East-West palm
  9. eastabout
  10. Eastalgia
  11. Eastampton

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