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noun Automotive.
the metal casting in which the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine are bored.
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Also called block, engine block.
Origin of cylinder block
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby cylinder block
Cygnus X-1, cyke, cyl., cylinder, cylinder barrel, cylinder block, cylinder desk, cylinder front, cylinder glass, cylinder head, cylinder press
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British Dictionary definitions for cylinder block
cylinder block
noun
the metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling channels or fins of a reciprocating internal-combustion engineSometimes shortened to: block
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