A type of internal combustion engine used chiefly in aircraft, having its cylinders arranged in a row.
Example sentencesExamples
In the front, the P2's octagonal frame rails had to be extended to accommodate the Duratec 30 V6 engine, since Volvo uses thinner transverse-mounted inline engines.
When did Volvo move from fours and sixes to 5-cylinder inline engines (Audi's old trademark)?
The idea has been developed for inline engines, mainly those with four cylinders.
Conventionally built of steel tube, wood, and fabric, It had a mounted a 90-hp American Cirrus four cylinder inline engine under a hammered aluminum cowling.
Inline engines are where the big torque ratings come from.
Definition of in-line engine in US English:
in-line engine
nounˌinlīn ˈenjin
A type of internal combustion engine used chiefly in aircraft, having its cylinders arranged in a row.
Example sentencesExamples
The idea has been developed for inline engines, mainly those with four cylinders.
When did Volvo move from fours and sixes to 5-cylinder inline engines (Audi's old trademark)?
In the front, the P2's octagonal frame rails had to be extended to accommodate the Duratec 30 V6 engine, since Volvo uses thinner transverse-mounted inline engines.
Conventionally built of steel tube, wood, and fabric, It had a mounted a 90-hp American Cirrus four cylinder inline engine under a hammered aluminum cowling.
Inline engines are where the big torque ratings come from.