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cylinder

[sil-in-der] / ˈsɪl ɪn dər /
NOUN
a geometrical form
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"I have not been able to get a gas cylinder for nearly four weeks," she says.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The indoor unit is about the size of a gas boiler, while the size of the cylinder depends on the property.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

An animated trailer appears to draw on the story of Korean students whose singing of the song US anthropologist Alice Fletcher recorded on a cylinder phonograph in Washington in 1896.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 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

As I shifted the cylinder back into place, another light appeared on the other side of the room.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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