V engine

V engine

English

Noun

V engine (plural V engines)

  2. (automotive) An internal combustion engine configuration consisting of two cylinder banks—usually with the same number of cylinders in each bank—connected to a common crankshaft, and arranged at an angle to each other so as to form a V shape when viewed from the front of the engine.
    Hypernyms: piston engine, internal combustion engine, ICE < engine
    Hyponyms: V-twin, V2, V4, V6, V8, V10, V12, V16
    Coordinate terms: in-line engine, boxer engine
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