Wiktionary
n. The metal casting that contains the piston cylinders of an engine
WordNet
n. a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked" [syn: cylinder block, block]
Usage examples of "engine block".
The camshaft flies around the factory until a man unhooks it, attaches it to the engine block, growing eccentric now with fan blades, pipes, and spark plugs.
In those bright blue eyes, Sam saw a gleam that told him Jaine was a chip off the old engine block.
A piece of ceiling as big as a diesel engine block crashed down on the spot where they'd been standing.
Still, a bullet bores through the engine block of one of the jeeps.
The initial rounds went into the engine block, shattering it into fragments, then, as the vehicle surged forward, the next burst swept through the cab and cargo area.
Steam rose instantly when the hot engine block boiled off some standing water.
Worst of all, there was a dark puddle of oil under the engine block.
Finally he stands up in class one day, after the discussion of a sallow young woman's vignette about a cow's examination of a discarded engine block in a deserted field (this may or may not be after a nuclear war) has gone on for seventy minutes or so.