"engine block" meaning in All languages combined

See engine block on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: engine blocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} engine block (plural engine blocks)
  1. The metal structure (traditionally and usually a casting) that contains the cylinders of a piston engine. Wikidata QID: Q953477 Wikipedia link: engine block Synonyms: cylinder block Hypernyms: block Translations (component containing cylinders of piston engine): bloc motor [masculine] (Catalan), 氣缸體 /气缸体 (qìgāngtǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), motorblok [neuter] (Dutch), sylinterilohko (Finnish), bloc-moteur [masculine] (French), bloc-cylindres [masculine] (French), Motorblock [masculine] (German), ប្លុកម៉ាស៊ីន (plok maasiin) (Khmer), 실린더 블록 (sillindeo beullok) (Korean), blok [masculine] (Polish), bloc motor [neuter] (Romanian), блок дви́гателя (blok dvígatelja) [masculine] (Russian), блок цили́ндра (blok cilíndra) [masculine] (Russian), bloque del motor [masculine] (Spanish), motorblock [neuter] (Swedish)

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