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An internal combustion engine in which a mixture of air and petrol is admitted into the cylinder and ignited by a spark. The mixture may be provided by the use of a carburettor or by fuel injection. Ignition is produced by a spark plug. | An internal combustion engine in which a mixture of air and petrol is admitted into the cylinder and ignited by a spark. The mixture may be provided by the use of a carburettor or by fuel injection. Ignition is produced by a spark plug. | ||
Latest revision as of 09:27, 17 September 2026
An internal combustion engine in which a mixture of air and petrol is admitted into the cylinder and ignited by a spark. The mixture may be provided by the use of a carburettor or by fuel injection. Ignition is produced by a spark plug.
Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)
