in-line engine

English

Alternative forms

• inline engine

Noun

in-line engine (plural in-line engines)

1. (automotive) An engine that has all cylinders in one line or row.

   The straight-eight is an eight-cylinder in-line engine.

Synonyms

• straight engine

Translations

engine with all cylinders in one row

• German: Reihenmotor m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: rekkemotor m

  Nynorsk: rekkemotor m

• Polish: silnik rzędowy m inan

References

• “in-line engine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.