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Straight engine
The
straight
or
inline engine
is an
internal-combustion engine
with all
cylinders
aligned in one row and having no offset. Usually found in four, six and eight
cylinder
configurations, they have been used in
automobiles
,
locomotives
and
aircraft
, although the term in-line has a broader meaning when applied to
aircraft engines
, see
Inline engine (aviation)
.
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