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V engine

V engine noun: an internal combustion engine configuration consisting of two cylinder banks—usually with the same number of cylinders in each bank—connected to a common crankshaft, and arranged at an angle to each other so as to form a V shape when viewed from the front of the engine.

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Noun

V engine (plural V engines)

  1. An internal combustion engine configuration consisting of two cylinder banks—usually with the same number of cylinders in each bank—connected to a common crankshaft, and arranged at an angle to each other so as to form a V shape when viewed from the front of the engine.

Forms of V engine

pluralV engines

Questions about V engine

What does V engine mean?
V engine means an internal combustion engine configuration consisting of two cylinder banks—usually with the same number of cylinders in each bank—connected to a common crankshaft, and arranged at an angle to each other so as to form a V shape when viewed from the front of the engine.
What part of speech is V engine?
V engine is a noun.
What is the plural of V engine?
The plural of V engine is V engines.

Words near V engine in the dictionary

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  4. V card
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  6. V engine
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  9. V formation
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