cylinder

Example Sentences

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The indoor unit is about the size of a gas boiler, while the size of the cylinder depends on the property.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

An animated trailer appears to draw on the story of Korean students whose singing of the song US anthropologist Alice Fletcher recorded on a cylinder phonograph in Washington in 1896.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Under the hood you’ll find a similarly storied power plant, Mazda’s Skyactiv-G 2.5-liter four cylinder gas engine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 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

Not long after 8:00 p.m., she heard a newscaster say that a Martian cylinder had landed in Grovers Mill.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow