opposed-piston engine

[uh-pohzd-pis-tuhn]

op·posed-pis·ton en·gine

[uh-pohzd-pis-tuhn]
noun
a reciprocating engine, as a diesel engine, in which each cylinder has two pistons that move simultaneously away from or toward the center.
Also called opposed engine.


Origin:
1965–70
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