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  • noun Alternative spelling of monobloc.

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Examples

  • Lucchini is famous for the excellent quality of its components, such as monoblock railway wheels -- recognized with the Srebrne Godlo Q1 2009 award -- as well as axles and wheel sets.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2009

  • The 124 pound "monoblock" engine is designed to power the electric motors which would in turn provide propulsion to your automobile of choice.

    Green Options 2009

  • For example, Nokia was slow to make the change to so-called clamshell phones, sticking with "monoblock" models even as consumers abandoned them.

    NYT > Home Page 2009

  • For example, Nokia was slow to make the change to so-called clamshell phones, sticking with "monoblock" models even as consumers abandoned them.

    NYT > Home Page 2009

  • Its unusual action provides a huge amount of bearing surface between the monoblock and the receiver, so the gun will never wear out.

    Browning Cynergy 2009

  • Its unusual action provides a huge amount of bearing surface between the monoblock and the receiver, so the gun will never wear out.

    Browning Cynergy 2009

  • Its unusual action provides a huge amount of bearing surface between the monoblock and the receiver, so the gun will never wear out.

    Browning Cynergy 2009

  • The thing's got 15.4-inch front Brembo brakes with radial-mounted six-pot monoblock calipers.

    Nissan GT-R: A 'Halo Car' With Devil's Horns Dan Neil 2011

  • The thing's got 15.4-inch front Brembo brakes with radial-mounted six-pot monoblock calipers.

    Nissan GT-R: A 'Halo Car' With Devil's Horns Dan Neil 2011

  • * BARRELS: Regulating the barrels of an over/under is done on a jig that lets a worker fit the barrels to the monoblock.

    What a $10,000 Shotgun Is Really Worth 2008

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