four-stroke

four-stroke [fawr-strohk, fohr-] ExamplesWord Origin adjective Machinery.

1. four-cycle.

Origin of four-stroke First recorded in 1895–1900 Examples from the Web for four-stroke Historical Examples of four-stroke

A 3-cylinder two-stroke cycle engine therefore has the same capacity to do work as a 6-cylinder four-stroke cycle engine.

The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928

Robert B. Meyer

The majority of petrol engines operate upon what is known as the four-stroke principle.

The Aeroplane

Claude Grahame-White and Harry Harper

Inventor of the four-stroke engine applied in the automotive industry.

The Civilization of Illiteracy

Mihai Nadin

British Dictionary definitions for four-stroke four-stroke adjective

1. relating to or designating an internal-combustion engine in which the piston makes four strokes for every explosionUS and Canadian name: four-cycle Compare two-stroke