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noun Aeronautics.
an internal-combustion engine having the cylinders arranged in radial opposition, found mainly on older aircraft.
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Origin of radial engine

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby radial engine

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How to use radial engine in a sentence

  • This construction is a modification of that used on the Anzani six-cylinder radial engine.

    Aviation Engines|Victor Wilfred Pag

  • You two probably know what a radial engine is, but Hal here doesnt.

    Famous Flyers|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)

British Dictionary definitions for radial engine

radial engine
noun
an internal-combustion engine having a number of cylinders arranged about a central crankcase
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