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Meanings of horizontally opposed in English

Russian
оппозитный двигатель
Portuguese
cilindros contrapostos
Spanish
motor bóxer
Catalan
motor boxer
Wikidata

Engine configuration with horizontally opposed cylinders.

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        оппозитный двигатель
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        Examples for "boxer"
        Examples for "boxer"
        1
        South African boxer Ruann Visser was left battered and beaten this week.
        The South African
        2
        John Duddy left Derry to become a professional boxer in New York.
        The Irish Times
        3
        I think over the years I have become a much better boxer.
        The Guardian
        4
        He was a boxer and responded in the way he knew best.
        The Guardian
        5
        A boxer hungry for a fight, an amateur seeking his professional licence.
        The Irish Times
        1
        "No engine will go," said Jones, "if you don't know how to drive it.
        Lady Bountiful
        1
        Messrs Palons and Beuse, Germans, constructed a light-weight, air-cooled, horizontally-opposed engine, two-cylindered.
        A History of Aeronautics
        Usage of horizontally opposed in English
        1
        That means it's got a horizontally opposed boxer engine and all-wheel drive.
        Wired
        2
        Its horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine adds character with wonderful aural accompaniment.
        News.com.au
        3
        The Barnwell monoplane was the first Scottish machine to fly; it had a horizontally opposed Scottish engine.
        The Aeroplane Speaks. Fifth Edition
        4
        The bike uses a version of the 1832-cc horizontally opposed six-cylinder powerplant from Honda's big Gold Wing touring bike.
        Wired
        5
        Subaru will introduce the world's first turbo diesel engine with horizontally opposed pistons at the Geneva International Motor Show next month.
        Wired
        6
        They too feature a high-revving 4.0-litre, horizontally opposed 6-cylinder motor initially only in 6-speed manual guise.
        The South African
        7
        As with all Subarus running horizontally opposed 4-cylinder engines and continuously variable transmissions, the drivetrain can be noisy even under light acceleration.
        BBC
        8
        The company's unusual horizontally opposed cylinder configuration has the benefit of radically reducing any Subaru's centre-of-gravity and improving stability, especially on its SUVs.
        The South African
        9
        Because the cylinders are arranged in two horizontally opposed banks, a flat-four is relatively wider and substantially lower than a stand-up, conventional inline-four.
        BBC
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