overhead-valve engine
[ oh-ver-hed-valv ]
/ ˈoʊ vərˌhɛdˈvælv /
noun
Origin of overhead-valve engine
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby overhead-valve engine
overhead,
overhead camshaft,
overhead door,
overhead projector,
overhead railway,
overhead-valve engine,
overheads,
overhear,
overheat,
overhit,
overhung
British Dictionary definitions for overhead-valve engine
overhead-valve engine
noun
a type of internal-combustion engine in which the inlet and exhaust valves are in the cylinder head above the pistons
US name: valve-in-head engine Compare side-valve engine