cylinder
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Before the war throttled shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Kumar’s family could count on getting the 30-pound cylinder from a government-approved gas agency for around $10.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 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
While domestic cooking gas prices were raised by a modest 7% in early March, the analyst expects OMC losses to have widened to 400 rupees per cylinder following April increases in Saudi oil product prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
She is attached to an oxygen cylinder at all times, waiting for a double lung transplant.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
The cylinder, like the piston of Newcomen’s steam engine, has a number of valves and inlets which open and close with the action of the piston.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing cylinder
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