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two-stroke

two-stroke adjective: of or relating to a design of internal combustion engine, the working cycle of which is completed during two strokes of the piston.

two-stroke: of or relating to a design of internal combustion engine, the working cycle of which is completed...
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Adjective

two-stroke (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a design of internal combustion engine, the working cycle of which is completed during two strokes of the piston.
    • This motorbike has a two-stroke engine.
    Synonyms:
    two-cycle

Noun

two-stroke (plural two-strokes)

  1. A two-stroke engine.
  2. A vehicle or machine powered by a two-stroke engine.
  3. The fuel used in a two-stroke engine.
  4. (Australia, slang) Coca-Cola.

Synonyms of two-stroke

Forms of two-stroke

pluraltwo-strokes

Words formed from two-stroke

Phrases with two-stroke

Questions about two-stroke

What does two-stroke mean?
Two-stroke means of or relating to a design of internal combustion engine, the working cycle of which is completed during two strokes of the piston.
What part of speech is two-stroke?
Two-stroke can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near two-stroke in the dictionary

  1. two-stepped
  2. two-stepping
  3. two-steps
  4. two-striped grasshopper
  5. two-striped grasshoppers
  6. two-stroke
  7. two-stroke engine
  8. two-stroke engines
  9. two-strokes
  10. two-table
  11. two-tabled

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