"V engine" meaning in All languages combined

See V engine on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: V engines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} V engine (plural V engines)
  1. (automotive) 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. Wikidata QID: Q724736 Hypernyms: piston engine, internal combustion engine, ICE, engine Coordinate_terms: in-line engine, boxer engine
    Sense id: en-V_engine-en-noun-en:Q724736 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Automotive Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

Inflected forms

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