opposed-cylinder


adjective
  1. (of an internal-combustion engine) having cylinders on opposite sides of the crankcase in the same plane

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How to use opposed-cylinder in a sentence

  • Power is furnished by a very light (110 pounds) Darracq motor, of the double-opposed-cylinder type.

    Flying Machines | W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • The crank-case of the radial cylinder or double-opposed cylinder engine would be substantially the same in length.

    Aviation Engines | Victor Wilfred Pag