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valve-in-head engine

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valve-in-head engine

[valv-in-hed] .

Origin:
1930–35

I-head engine

[ahy-hed]
–noun
an internal-combustion engine with both intake and exhaust valves placed directly above the piston.
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valve-in-head engine   (vālv'ĭn-hěd')
n.  An internal-combustion engine, as in some automobiles, that has the inlet and exhaust valves in the cylinder head instead of in the engine block.
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