V-type engine

American  

[vee-tahyp] / ˈviˌtaɪp /

noun

Automotive.

1. an engine having the cylinders aligned in two banks at an angle to each other, forming a V .

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V-type engine British  

noun

1. a type of internal-combustion engine having two cylinder blocks attached to a single crankcase, the angle between the two blocks forming a V

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