> The term 'boxer' is used to describe a horizontally-opposed engine having a > single crankshaft and camshaft in which the lobes of the camshaft are common > to the opposing valves. > > The origin of the term is unclear. The explanation I've heard is that the pistons on a given side move in and out alternately, like the fists of a "boxer" pummeling his opponent. --berry Berry Kercheval :: kerch@parc.xerox.com :: Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
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