Synonyms

radial engine

American

noun

Aeronautics.

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

radial engine British

noun

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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radial engine

Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Co. makes V-type motors for its own planes; Fairchild Aviation Corp. is almost ready to market its Caminez radial engine.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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While American engine builders have plugged away for years on the development of the air-cooled radial engine, now close to perfection, German designers have worked at the liquid-cooled, in-line power plant.

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It is not as interesting as a radial engine.

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