engine block

English

a V8 engine block
an inline six engine block
an old side valve inline four engine block and its cylinder head

Noun

engine block (plural engine blocks)

  2. The metal structure (traditionally and usually a casting) that contains the cylinders of a piston engine.
    Synonym: cylinder block
    Hypernym: block (elliptically synonymous)
    Without any antifreeze in the coolant, the coolant froze, causing the engine block to crack.

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