engine block

Noun
  1. A metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine (synset 103293136)
    "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked"
    is a type of: cast, casting - object formed by a mold
    has: cylinder, piston chamber - a chamber within which piston moves
    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
    same as: block, cylinder block

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