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V-eight

or V-8

[ vee-eyt ]

adjective

  1. noting an internal-combustion engine having two opposed banks of four cylinders, each inclined so that the axes of the cylinders form a V -shaped angle as seen from the end of the engine.


noun

  1. such an engine.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of V-eight1

First recorded in 1945–50

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