"V engine" meaning in English

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Noun

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. Categories (topical): Automotive

Inflected forms

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