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cylinder block

–noun Automotive.
the metal casting in which the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine are bored.
Also called block, engine block.


Origin:
1920–25
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engine block  
n.  The cast metal block containing the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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