"straight-six" meaning in English

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Noun

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 Coordinate_terms: in-line engine, straight engine, straight-eight
    Sense id: en-straight-six-en-noun-l1jc60U3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: automotive, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, transport, vehicles

Inflected forms

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