radial engine
nounAeronautics.
an internal-combustion engine having the cylinders arranged in radial opposition, found mainly on older aircraft.
Origin of radial engine
1First recorded in 1905–10
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British Dictionary definitions for radial engine
radial engine
noun
an internal-combustion engine having a number of cylinders arranged about a central crankcase
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