RADIAL ENGINE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase

Synonyms:

radial engine; rotary engine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("radial engine" is a kind 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)

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