cylinder

Example Sentences

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People have been queuing up across the country outside gas cylinder agencies.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 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

With a single, in-block cam, one timing chain and two valves per cylinder, Godzilla is so primitive it’s practically primeval.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Few breakfasts and refreshment breaks didn’t include someone squeezing a cylinder of icy concentrate into a pitcher, adding water and stirring until it became a drinkable delight.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026

I glance up to a balcony that overlooks the cylinder of names.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu