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V-engine

American  
[vee-en-juhn] / ˈviˌɛn dʒən /

noun

  1. an internal-combustion engine having two opposed banks of cylinders inclined so that they form a V -shaped angle.

Etymology

Origin of V-engine

First recorded in 1920–25

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