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cylinder

[sil-in-der] / ˈsɪl ɪn dər /
NOUN
a geometrical form
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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

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

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

He kisses my forehead and steps back as the glass cylinder slides down around me.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins