T-head

noun

A type of side valve arrangement.

Meanings

nounT-head (plural T-heads)

plural T-heads

  1. A type of side valve arrangement.

Origin

Called so because the combustion chamber forms an approximately T-shaped space (in profile).

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T-head. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/T-head

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“T-head.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/T-head. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “T-head,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/T-head.

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