"short block" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "From the smaller size of the engine block assembly compared to a long block.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "short blocks",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "short block (plural short blocks)",
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  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
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          "orig": "en:Automotive",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An engine subassembly comprising the portion of the cylinder block below the cylinder head gasket but above the oil pan (and including neither)."
      ],
      "id": "en-short_block-en-noun-s1s2WWGt",
      "links": [
        [
          "automotive",
          "automotive"
        ],
        [
          "engine",
          "engine"
        ],
        [
          "subassembly",
          "subassembly"
        ],
        [
          "cylinder head",
          "cylinder head"
        ],
        [
          "gasket",
          "gasket"
        ],
        [
          "oil pan",
          "oil pan"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(automotive) An engine subassembly comprising the portion of the cylinder block below the cylinder head gasket but above the oil pan (and including neither)."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "automotive",
        "transport",
        "vehicles"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "short block"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "From the smaller size of the engine block assembly compared to a long block.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "short blocks",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "short block (plural short blocks)",
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  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
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        "en:Automotive"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An engine subassembly comprising the portion of the cylinder block below the cylinder head gasket but above the oil pan (and including neither)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "automotive",
          "automotive"
        ],
        [
          "engine",
          "engine"
        ],
        [
          "subassembly",
          "subassembly"
        ],
        [
          "cylinder head",
          "cylinder head"
        ],
        [
          "gasket",
          "gasket"
        ],
        [
          "oil pan",
          "oil pan"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(automotive) An engine subassembly comprising the portion of the cylinder block below the cylinder head gasket but above the oil pan (and including neither)."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "automotive",
        "transport",
        "vehicles"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "short block"
}