(definition) by Webster 1913 Thu Feb 02 2006 at 5:00:41

Scav"eng*ing (?), p. pr. & vb. n. of Scavenge. Hence, n. (Internal-combustion Engines)

Act or process of expelling the exhaust gases from the cylinder by some special means, as, in many four-cycle engines, by utilizing the momentum of the exhaust gases in a long exhaust pipe.

 

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