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two-stroke

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adjective

  1. US and Canadian word: two-cycle.  relating to or designating an internal-combustion engine whose piston makes two strokes for every explosion Compare four-stroke

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It has a 400-cubic-centimeter, two-stroke, two-cylinder engine tucked in the back, and a convertible roll top.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many municipalities across the country have banned two-stroke leaf blowers—so named because a piston in a leaf blower engine makes two movements instead of four, as in a car.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shane Lowry said he would not be called a "cheat" after accepting a two-stroke penalty during the second round of the Open Championship at Royal Portrush.

From BBC

She sank the birdie, her fifth of the day, to place her at 20 under and a two-stroke lead with 10 holes remaining.

From Los Angeles Times

He drained a 75-foot eagle putt to take a two-stroke lead after Wong had pulled even with a birdie at one-under with a birdie at 16.

From Los Angeles Times