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ENGINE BLOCK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
Example:
the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked
Synonyms:
block; cylinder block; engine block
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("engine block" is a kind of...):
cast; casting (object formed by a mold)
Meronyms (parts of "engine block"):
cylinder; piston chamber (a chamber within which piston moves)
Holonyms ("engine block" is a part of...):
ICE; internal-combustion engine (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)
