four-stroke
noun 2adj 1
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3VERB + FOUR-STROKE
operating
FOUR-STROKE + NOUN
engine
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on
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adj
1
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.
noun
1
A four-stroke engine.
2
A vehicle or machine powered by a four-stroke engine.
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This motorbike has a four-stroke engine.
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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.
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