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V-8

noun
\ ˈvē-ˈāt \
variants: or V8

Definition of V-8

: an internal combustion engine having two banks of four cylinders each with the banks at an angle to each other also : an automobile having such an engine — compare v-6

First Known Use of V-8

1930, in the meaning defined above

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VA

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