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radial engine

American  

noun

Aeronautics.

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

radial engine British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of radial engine

First recorded in 1905–10

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The tail propellers were reduced to one, a seven-cylinder Warner radial engine was installed, the body was decently covered, slicked with windshield and windows.

From Time Magazine Archive

Wright engine, the first 14-cylinder, two-row radial engine in commercial use.

From Time Magazine Archive

Republic makes the only U.S. pursuit ship that uses an air-cooled radial engine.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its big radial engine is cowled to cut its head resistance to the irreducible minimum.

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It is not as interesting as a radial engine.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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