English noun: cylinder block | |||
| 1. | cylinder block (artifact) a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine | ||
| Samples | The engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked. | ||
| Synonyms | block, engine block | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cast, casting | ||
| Part holonym | cylinder, piston chamber | ||
| Part meronym | ICE, internal-combustion engine, reciprocating engine | ||