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- noun An
engine in which thepistons perform fourstrokes per engine cycle (i.e.intake ,compression ,power ,exhaust ).
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- noun an internal-combustion engine in which an explosive mixture is drawn into the cylinder on the first stroke and is compressed and ignited on the second stroke; work is done on the third stroke and the products of combustion are exhausted on the fourth stroke
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