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cylinder

noun as in a geometrical form

Strongest match

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Keeping it simple, the “flat” engine is a Subaru trait, referring to the cylinders being horizontally opposed rather than arranged vertically in a line or opposed in a V shape.

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California is among the world’s largest economies, but the engines that drive it haven’t been firing on all cylinders.

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Growth could pick up next year, especially if the Federal Reserve keeps cutting interest rates, but the economy is unlikely to be firing on all cylinders.

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A major incident has been declared as fireworks and gas cylinders are believed to be inside a warehouse on fire in west London.

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The researchers measured the speed of soundwaves traveling through the treated quartz, then opened the cylinders and examined the samples using electron microscopy.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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