engine block

noun

The metal structure (traditionally and usually a casting) that contains the cylinders of a piston engine.

“Without any antifreeze in the coolant, the coolant froze, causing the engine block to crack.”

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cylinder blockblock
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Meanings

nounengine block (plural engine blocks)

plural engine blocks

  1. The metal structure (traditionally and usually a casting) that contains the cylinders of a piston engine.

    Without any antifreeze in the coolant, the coolant froze, causing the engine block to crack.

    Synonyms: cylinder block

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe metal structure (traditionally and usually a casting) that contains the cylinders of a piston engine.

Similar
cylinder block

More synonyms by meaning

nouna metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine

Similar
cylinder blockblock
Broader
castcasting
Also see
block

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan bloc motor
  • bloc motorcomponent containing cylinders of piston engine
Chinese Mandarin 氣缸體 /气缸体
  • 氣缸體 /气缸体 (qìgāngtǐ)component containing cylinders of piston engine
Dutch motorblok
  • motorblokcomponent containing cylinders of piston engine
Finnish sylinterilohko
  • sylinterilohkocomponent containing cylinders of piston engine
French bloc-moteur, bloc-cylindres
  • bloc-moteurcomponent containing cylinders of piston engine
  • bloc-cylindrescomponent containing cylinders of piston engine
German Motorblock
  • Motorblockcomponent containing cylinders of piston engine
Korean 실린더 블록
  • 실린더 블록 (sillindeo beullok)component containing cylinders of piston engine
Polish blok
  • blokcomponent containing cylinders of piston engine
Romanian bloc motor
  • bloc motorcomponent containing cylinders of piston engine
Russian блок дви́гателя, блок цили́ндра
  • блок дви́гателя (blok dvígatelja)component containing cylinders of piston engine
  • блок цили́ндра (blok cilíndra)component containing cylinders of piston engine
Spanish bloque/bloc de/del motor
  • bloque/bloc de/del motorcomponent containing cylinders of piston engine
Swedish motorblock
  • motorblockcomponent containing cylinders of piston engine
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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