straight-six

English

Noun

straight-six (plural straight-sixes)

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

   Hypernyms: inline engine, straight engine, < internal combustion engine, < engine, motor

   Coordinate terms: (inline engines) inline four, straight-eight; (V engines) V-twin, V-6, V-8, V-10, V-12