Meaning

1 senses
  1. The metal structure (traditionally and usually a casting) that contains the cylinders of a piston engine.

    Without any antifreeze in the coolant, the coolant froze, causing the engine block to crack.

    Motorblock

    блок дви́гателяblok dvígatelja, блок цили́ндраblok cilíndra

    a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
component containing cylinders of piston engine:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
component containing cylinders of piston engine:

Forms

plural: engine blocks
Singularengine block
Pluralengine blocks

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
cylinder block
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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