four-stroke

[ fawr-strohk, fohr- ]

adjective

, Machinery.

1. four-cycle.

four-stroke

adjective

1. See two-stroke
   relating to or designating an internal-combustion engine in which the piston makes four strokes for every explosion US and Canadian namefour-cycle Compare two-stroke

Word History and Origins

Origin of four-stroke¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

The principle of the "four-stroke-cycle" is shown in Figs. 220 to 223.

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Inventor of the four-stroke engine applied in the automotive industry.

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A 3-cylinder two-stroke cycle engine therefore has the same capacity to do work as a 6-cylinder four-stroke cycle engine.

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The majority of petrol engines operate upon what is known as the four-stroke principle.

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