V-8

[vee-eyt]

noun, plural V-8's.

V-eight

or V-8

[vee-eyt]

adjective

noting an internal-combustion engine having two opposed banks of four cylinders, each inclined so that the axes of the cylinders form a V-shaped angle as seen from the end of the engine.

noun

such an engine.

Origin of V-eight

First recorded in 1945–50