piston
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Many municipalities across the country have banned two-stroke leaf blowers—so named because a piston in a leaf blower engine makes two movements instead of four, as in a car.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
Mexican components often constitute 40% of U.S.-made vehicles, said Ebrard, who cited the example of an auto piston that might cross the border seven times.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025
"I paid £250 for a diagnostics test. It turned out a diesel piston had gone and if it wasn't fixed it would damage the car further," she said.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2024
A tiny layer of cured polymer is then stuck to the piston, which rises up and repeats the cycle, building the device one tiny layer at a time.
From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024
It consisted of a single piston, powered by the pressure of the atmosphere.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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