straight-six

noun

An internal combustion engine, with six cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankcase with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.

“His grandpa was driving a straight-six at a time when few people had one.”

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Meanings

nounstraight-six (plural straight-sixes)

plural straight-sixes

  1. automotiveAn internal combustion engine, with six cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankcase with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.

    He spent extra for a V8 because he doubted that a straight-six would be enough for towing his trailer.

  2. datedmetonymicallyA vehicle with such an engine.

    His grandpa was driving a straight-six at a time when few people had one.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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