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V-8

  [vee-eyt]
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–noun, plural V-8's.
V-eight.

V-eight

  [vee-eyt]
–adjective
1. 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
2. such an engine.
Also, V-8.

Origin:
1945–50
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V-8   (vē'āt')
n.  A V-engine having eight cylinders.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
V-8
V-engine with eight cylinders
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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