valve-in-head engine

valve-in-head engine (vlvn-hd)

n.

An internal-combustion engine, as in some automobiles, that has the inlet and exhaust valves in the cylinder head instead of in the engine block.

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valve-in-head engine

n

(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the US name for overhead-valve engine

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Noun

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valve-in-head engine - internal-combustion engine having both inlet and exhaust valves located in the cylinder head 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