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V-twin

V-twin noun: a two-cylinder internal combustion engine with the cylinders arranged in a V-shaped configuration.

v-twin: a two-cylinder internal combustion engine with the cylinders arranged in a V-shaped configuration
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Noun

V-twin (plural V-twins)

  1. A two-cylinder internal combustion engine with the cylinders arranged in a V-shaped configuration.
  2. (metonymically) A vehicle with such an engine; (especially), a motorcycle with such an engine.

Forms of V-twin

pluralV-twins
alternative formV2
alternative formV-2

Origin of V-twin

From V- + twin. From having two identical piston cylinders arranged in a shape resembling the letter V.

Questions about V-twin

What does V-twin mean?
V-twin means a two-cylinder internal combustion engine with the cylinders arranged in a V-shaped configuration.
What part of speech is V-twin?
V-twin is a noun.
What is the plural of V-twin?
The plural of V-twin is V-twins.

Words near V-twin in the dictionary

  1. V-signs
  2. V-sync
  3. v-tach
  4. v-taching
  5. v-tachs
  6. V-twin
  7. V-twins
  8. v-word
  9. v-words
  10. v.
  11. v. a.

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