four-stroke
[ fawr-strohk, fohr- ]
/ ˈfɔrˌstroʊk, ˈfoʊr- /
adjective Machinery.
Origin of four-stroke
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby four-stroke
four-poster,
four-rowed barley,
four-spot,
four-star,
four-striper,
four-stroke,
four-way,
four-wheel,
four-wheel drive,
four-wheeler,
four-wheeling
Example sentences from the Web for four-stroke
A 3-cylinder two-stroke cycle engine therefore has the same capacity to do work as a 6-cylinder four-stroke cycle engine.
The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928 |Robert B. MeyerInventor of the four-stroke engine applied in the automotive industry.
The Civilization of Illiteracy |Mihai NadinThe majority of petrol engines operate upon what is known as the four-stroke principle.
The Aeroplane |Claude Grahame-White and Harry Harper
British Dictionary definitions for four-stroke
four-stroke
adjective
relating to or designating an internal-combustion engine in which the piston makes four strokes for every explosion
US and Canadian name: four-cycle Compare two-stroke