four-stroke
four-stroke
Definition
four·-stroke (fôr′strōk′)
adjective
designating or having to do with an internal-combustion engine in which a complete fuel cycle in a cylinder requires four separate piston strokes
four-stroke
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- engine: They were powered with four-stroke engines of his own design.
- bike: There are Cobra pipes to suit most four-stroke road bikes.
- machine: The official MotoGP site has a section of the site devoted to the four-stroke racing machines, including more on the above story.
- lead: By the 70th hole, he had a four-stroke lead and held it together to prevail by two over Smith.
- racing: Yamaha engineers were told to build a four-stroke machine for the street, which could be used as a base for four-stroke racing.
- class: They don't have the resources to even consider joining the four-stroke GP class.
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