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engine block

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a V8 engine block
an inline six engine block
an old side valve inline four engine block and its cylinder head

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engine block (plural engine blocks)

  2. The metal structure (traditionally and usually a casting) that contains the cylinders of a piston engine.
    Synonym: cylinder block
    Hypernym: block (elliptically synonymous)
    Without any antifreeze in the coolant, the coolant froze, causing the engine block to crack.

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