cylinder block

cylinder block

n

(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling channels or fins of a reciprocating internal-combustion engine Sometimes shortened to block

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cylinder block - a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked" engine block, block 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

Translations

cylinder block n → monoblocco

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cylinder block n → monoblocco