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cylinder

[sil-in-der] / ˈsɪl ɪn dər /
NOUN
a geometrical form
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I’m not sold on the V4’s cylinder deactivation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

He considered different shapes for the container -- like a square or even a star -- but thought it best to avoid having seams and joints, so a stainless steel cylinder won the day.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 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

“Fins,” she said, spitting the word around the cylinder.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Businesses face an array of challengers, however, so the economy isn’t firing on all cylinders.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

"Lu-An" has some 2,000 plastic cylinders of soil and compost to give 100 watts of output, enough to power a rice cooker and other appliances.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Other products were scattered around, including propane gas cylinders and bags of caustic soda, in the unfinished building.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Two traps that Soto set up outside his home — vertical, clear cylinders reminiscent of a hummingbird feeder — were filled with dead flies within days, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

There were times when a crew needed that kind of spark plug to get it revved up and firing on all cylinders.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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