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cylinder block
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cylinder block
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(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling channels or fins of a reciprocating internal-combustion engine Sometimes shortened to block
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Noun1.cylinder block - a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an enginecylinder block - a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked"
casting, cast - object formed by a mold
piston chamber, cylinder - a chamber within which piston moves
internal-combustion engine, ICE - a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
reciprocating engine - an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders
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cylinder block nmonoblocco


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You would tear apart a big-block V8 and see what makes it tick - than watch football for 8 hours on any given Sunday.
In the 1960s there began the proliferation of large-capacity big-block V8s, and while the oil embargoes of the 1970s had an impact on the number sold, the V8 soldiered on.
 
 
 
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