cylinder
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This rocking chair is equal parts dramatic and functional, featuring a stacked cylinder back, rocker frame and arm rests in a black glossy finish.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Kumari said a 14 kilogramme cylinder lasts only 15–20 days for her family of six, even when they stretch its use out.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Under the hood you’ll find a similarly storied power plant, Mazda’s Skyactiv-G 2.5-liter four cylinder gas engine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Because their rivals believe they have found a way of exploiting the rule restricting the compression ratio - a measurement of the cylinder displacement between the two extremes of the piston stroke - to 16:1.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
The water turned to steam, drove out the air and forced the piston to the top of the cylinder, where a spring engaged a bolt.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing cylinder
Automobiles
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Middle School Geometry, List 1
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Engineering - Introductory
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