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cylinder

[sil-in-der] / ˈsɪl ɪn dər /
NOUN
a geometrical form
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In this cylinder is placed a small case, again of gold and silver colour, in which is inserted a chip.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Every morning, Shakuntala Devi and Shakiba Bibi - neighbours at a slum in India's capital Delhi - leave their homes, walking from one shop to another in search of a cooking gas cylinder.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

"I have been trying to book a gas cylinder for days now but I have had no luck so far. This has thrown all our plans in disarray," Prasad, 43, told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Inventor Louis Glass and engineer William S. Arnold created the original coin-in-the-slot phonograph in 1889: It played one song on a metal disk or cylinder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

The mystery woman/robot/android/whatnot folded down into a cylinder that then slid down into the floor.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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