East-West engine in English

Forms: East-West engines [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: As in "east to west", this direction being conventionally crossways on a map. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=East-West engine}} East-West engine (plural East-West engines)

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "As in \"east to west\", this direction being conventionally crossways on a map.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "East-West engines",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "East-West engine (plural East-West engines)",
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        "A transverse car engine, that is, one that lies parallel to the front of the car, rather than parallel to the sides."
      ],
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "east-west engine"
        },
        {
          "word": "East/West engine"
        },
        {
          "word": "east/west engine"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "East-West engine"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "As in \"east to west\", this direction being conventionally crossways on a map.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "East-West engines",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A transverse car engine, that is, one that lies parallel to the front of the car, rather than parallel to the sides."
      ],
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        [
          "transverse",
          "transverse"
        ],
        [
          "parallel",
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    {
      "word": "east-west engine"
    },
    {
      "word": "East/West engine"
    },
    {
      "word": "east/west engine"
    }
  ],
  "word": "East-West engine"
}

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"East-West engine" meaning in English

Noun

Inflected forms