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View synonyms for radial engine

radial engine

noun

, Aeronautics.
  1. an internal-combustion engine having the cylinders arranged in radial opposition, found mainly on older aircraft.


radial engine

noun

  1. an internal-combustion engine having a number of cylinders arranged about a central crankcase
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Word History and Origins

Origin of radial engine1

First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences

This construction is a modification of that used on the Anzani six-cylinder radial engine.

You two probably know what a radial engine is, but Hal here doesnt.

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