four-stroke
four-stroke adjective: of or relating to a design of internal combustion engine in which the pistons perform four strokes per engine cycle: intake, compression, power, exhaust.
Adjective
four-stroke (not comparable)
- Of or relating to a design of internal combustion engine in which the pistons perform four strokes per engine cycle: intake, compression, power, exhaust.
- This motorbike has a four-stroke engine.
- This is a 16-cylinder unit with the cylinders arranged in vee formation, operating on the four-stroke cycle and pressure-charged by four Napier exhaust gas-driven turbo-chargers.1958 June, “Main-Line Diesel-Electric Locomotives for the Eastern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 393
Noun
four-stroke (plural four-strokes)
- A four-stroke engine.
- A vehicle or machine powered by a four-stroke engine.
four-stroke meaning in Kannada
four-stroke in Kannada
- ನಾಲ್ಬಡಿತ, ನಾಲ್ಬಡಿತದ ಬಿಣಿಗೆ
Forms of four-stroke
| plural | four-strokes |
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Words formed from four-stroke
Phrases with four-stroke
Questions about four-stroke
- What does four-stroke mean?
- Four-stroke means of or relating to a design of internal combustion engine in which the pistons perform four strokes per engine cycle: intake, compression, power, exhaust.
- What is four-stroke in Kannada?
- Four-stroke in Kannada is ನಾಲ್ಬಡಿತ, ನಾಲ್ಬಡಿತದ ಬಿಣಿಗೆ. See Four-stroke meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is four-stroke?
- Four-stroke can be an adjective or a noun.
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