cylinder

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

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

Grandma Sadie methodically pouring water into the clear teapot and adding loose tea leaves to the cylinder.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

When the revs and loads are light, the engine control shuts down the rear bank of cylinders to save fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 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

Blasts, initially thought to be exploding gas cylinders, may have been World War Two explosives detonated by the heat of the fires, the local fire commander told local media.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 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

Its eight cylinders fired, the carburetor sucking in vast quantities of fuel.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides