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cylinder block

noun

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

-

the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked

• Syn: ↑engine block, ↑block

• Hypernyms: ↑cast, ↑casting

• Part Holonyms: ↑internal-combustion engine, ↑ICE, ↑reciprocating engine

• Part Meronyms: ↑cylinder, ↑piston chamber

Useful english dictionary. 2012.