Akademik

reciprocating engine

noun

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

• Hypernyms: ↑internal-combustion engine, ↑ICE

• Part Meronyms:

↑crankcase, ↑crankshaft, ↑engine block, ↑cylinder block, ↑block, ↑piston, ↑plunger

Useful english dictionary. 2012.