"straight-six" meaning in All languages combined

See straight-six on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: straight-sixes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} straight-six (plural straight-sixes)
  1. (engineering, automotive) An internal combustion engine, with six cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankcase with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft. Categories (topical): Automotive, Engineering

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