V engine

noun

An internal combustion engine configuration consisting of two cylinder banks—usually with the same number of cylinders in each bank—connected to a common crankshaft, and arranged at an angle to each other so as to form a V shape when viewed from the front of the engine.

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Meanings

nounV engine (plural V engines)

plural V engines

  1. automotiveAn internal combustion engine configuration consisting of two cylinder banks—usually with the same number of cylinders in each bank—connected to a common crankshaft, and arranged at an angle to each other so as to form a V shape when viewed from the front of the engine.

Translations

Czech vidlicový motor
  • vidlicový motorTranslations
Dutch V-motor
  • V-motorTranslations
Finnish V-moottori
  • V-moottoriTranslations
German V-Motor, Gabelmotor
  • V-MotorTranslations
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Hungarian V-motor
  • V-motorTranslations
Polish silnik widlasty
  • silnik widlastyTranslations
Spanish motor en V
  • motor en VTranslations
Swedish V-motor
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Cite this entry
APA

V engine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/V%20engine

MLA

“V engine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/V%20engine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “V engine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/V%20engine.

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