Four-stroke
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Four-stroke is an adjective meaning A four-stroke engine.
Meaning
A four-stroke engine.
More Meanings
- A vehicle or machine powered by a four-stroke engine.
- Of or relating to a design of internal combustion engine in which the pistons perform four strokes per engine cycle: intake, compression, power, exhaust.
Example Sentences
This motorbike has a four-stroke engine.
This is a 16-cylinder unit with the cylinders arranged in vee formation, operating on the four-stroke cycle and pressure-charged by four Napier exhaust gas-driven turbo-chargers.
Word Forms
- four-strokes
Related Words
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