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boxer engine

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An engine with two horizontally opposed cylinder banks, commonly used in Porsche and Subaru automobiles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: piston engine, internal combustion engine, ICE, engine

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: boxermotor — horizontally opposed engine
  • Finnish: vastaiskumoottori — horizontally opposed engine
  • Finnish: bokserimoottori — horizontally opposed engine
  • Finnish: bokseri — horizontally opposed engine
  • German: Boxermotor — horizontally opposed engine
  • Italian: boxer — horizontally opposed engine
  • Marathi: बॉक्सर इंजिन (bŏksar iñjin) — horizontally opposed engine
  • Norwegian Bokmål: boksermotor — horizontally opposed engine
  • Norwegian Bokmål: boxermotor — horizontally opposed engine
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: boxermotor — horizontally opposed engine
  • Swedish: boxermotor — horizontally opposed engine