English Explanatory Dictionary

engine knock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a rattling, pinging, or tapping sound caused by improper combustion, where the air-fuel mixture ignites spontaneously in the cylinders before the spark plug fires, or in multiple spots simultaneously

Word forms

engine knock
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