ENGINE BLOCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does engine block mean? 

• ENGINE BLOCK (noun)
  The noun ENGINE BLOCK has 1 sense:

1. a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine

  Familiarity information: ENGINE BLOCK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENGINE BLOCK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

block; cylinder block; engine block

Context example:

the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked

Hypernyms ("engine block" is a kind of...):

cast; casting (object formed by a mold)

Meronyms (parts of "engine block"):

cylinder; piston chamber (a chamber within which piston moves)

Holonyms ("engine block" is a part of...):

ICE; internal-combustion engine (a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine)

reciprocating engine (an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders)