valve-in-head engine

Definitions of valve-in-head engine
  1. noun
    internal-combustion engine having both inlet and exhaust valves located in the cylinder head
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    type of:
    ICE, internal-combustion engine
    a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
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