two-cycle

American  

[too-sahy-kuhl] / ˈtuˌsaɪ kəl /

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to an internal-combustion engine in which two strokes are required to complete a cycle two-stroke cycle, one to admit and compress air or an air-fuel mixture and one to ignite fuel, do work, and scavenge the cylinder.

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two-cycle British  

adjective

1. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): two-stroke.  relating to or designating an internal-combustion engine whose piston makes two strokes for every explosion See four-stroke

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Etymology

Origin of two-cycle

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

According to pioneerautoshow.com, the first successfully built tractor, which contained a two-cycle gasoline engine, was introduced in 1903.

From Washington Times • Sep. 20, 2020

DETAILS: Craftsman-branded chain saws powered by a two-cycle gasoline engine ranging in size from 42cc to 46cc and with either a 16-inch, 18-inch or 20-inch bar.

From Washington Times • Dec. 16, 2016

Tools such as trimmers, mowers and blowers generally use engine technologies long abandoned by carmakers: air cooling, carburetion and, often, two-cycle engines fueled by an oil-gas mix .

From Washington Post • Dec. 20, 2010

After entering the U.S. market in 1957, with the 93, the brand became known for weirdly aerodynamic cars with small, two-cycle engines that required owners to add oil directly to the gas tank.

From BusinessWeek • Jun. 17, 2010

It developed a nice, unpleasant two-cycle throb that threatened to shake the ship apart.

From Unwise Child by Garrett, Randall