two-cycle

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtuːˈsaɪkl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(to̅o̅′sī′kəl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
two-cy•cle  (to̅o̅′sī′kəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Automotive, Mechanical Engineeringnoting or pertaining to an internal-combustion engine in which two strokes are required to complete a cycle (two-stroke cycle), one to admit and compress air or an air-fuel mixture and one to ignite fuel, do work, and scavenge the cylinder. Cf. four-cycle. 
  • 1900–05

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
two-cycle
  1. relating to or designating an internal-combustion engine whose piston makes two strokes for every explosion
    See four-stroke
'two-cycle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
four-cycle - two-stroke - two-stroke cycle

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