powerstroke
Piston's working phase
The powerstroke is the phase of an engine cycle when combustion drives the piston downward, generating the force that turns the crankshaft.
In a four-stroke engine, it's the third stroke—after intake and compression, before exhaust.
The term extends to any motion phase that delivers force: the powerstroke of a rowing oar, the powerstroke in a bench press.
Ford's Powerstroke is a line of diesel engines.
Machine producing motion
- turbochargedEngine with forced induction
- FordMajor American automaker
- V8Eight-cylinder engine layout
- torqueRotational force measurement
horsepower · heavy-duty · pickup · towing · hauling · emissions · exhaust · injectors
Exothermic reaction with oxygen
- pistonReciprocating cylinder component
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- crankshaftRotating engine shaft
- expansionIncrease in scope
ignition · downstroke · compression · intake · exhaust · thermodynamics · torque · firing
Seize or snag
- driveOperate a vehicle
- finishBring to completion
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- oarLever for watercraft
blade · ergometer · sculling · sweep · feathering · paddle · rhythm · pull
Without prescribed technique
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- breaststrokeArms circle, legs splay
- backstrokeSupine aquatic locomotion
- pullForce toward oneself
propulsion · lap · kick · glide · turnover · sprint · race · underwater
engine
Machine producing motion
- turbochargedEngine with forced induction
- FordMajor American automaker
- V8Eight-cylinder engine layout
torque · horsepower · heavy-duty · pickup · towing · hauling · emissions · exhaust · injectors · gaskets
combustion
Exothermic reaction with oxygen
- pistonReciprocating cylinder component
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- crankshaftRotating engine shaft
expansion · ignition · downstroke · compression · intake · exhaust · thermodynamics · torque · firing
catch
Seize or snag
oar · blade · ergometer · sculling · sweep · feathering · paddle · rhythm · pull · propulsion
freestyle
Without prescribed technique
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- breaststrokeArms circle, legs splay
- backstrokeSupine aquatic locomotion
pull · propulsion · lap · kick · glide · turnover · sprint · race · underwater
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