(thing) by jonesboy Sun Oct 15 2000 at 7:14:31

Automotive; in a four-cycle engine, when the piston is moving down in the cylinder (its bore) to suck in the air to be mixed with the fuel prior to compression. See also: compression stroke, exhaust stroke, power stroke.

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