boxer engine

English

The boxer engine was first patented by German engineer Karl Benz in 1896.
a boxer engine from a Volkswagen

Etymology

Generally said to be from the metaphor of boxers (fistfighters) throwing punches (a motion in the horizontal plane).

Noun

boxer engine (plural boxer engines)

  2. (automotive) An engine with two horizontally opposed cylinder banks, commonly used in Porsche and Subaru automobiles.
    Hypernyms: piston engine, internal combustion engine, ICE < engine
    Coordinate terms: in-line engine, V engine, radial engine

Translations

See also

  • OPOC (“opposed piston, opposed cylinder”)


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