cylinder
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Thrall described tough conditions, sharing his oxygen cylinder with the Pole as they descended, taking 11 hours to get to Camp Three.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
“It’s right here,” glaciologist Alison Criscitiello says, pointing to a nearly invisible gray smudge behind the glass, on a 5-foot-long, 1,550-year-old bisected cylinder of ice.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
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
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
The engine is simple because, like Papin’s first steam engine of 1690, it consists of a single cylinder powered by atmospheric pressure only.
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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