cylinder

Example Sentences

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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.

From MarketWatch

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From MarketWatch

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

From BBC

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

From Science Daily