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cylinder

[sil-in-der] / ˈsɪl ɪn dər /
NOUN
a geometrical form
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But Austrian startup CycloTech says it can make aircraft even nimbler with its motors -- shaped like an open cylinder with the sides made up of several wing-shaped blades.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 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

Before the war throttled shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Kumar’s family could count on getting the 30-pound cylinder from a government-approved gas agency for around $10.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 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

The woman took two empty jars, removed their stoppers, and poured them into the glass cylinder.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

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

During the fire, blasts were heard, initially mistaken for exploding gas cylinders, but they may have been these shells, according to fire commander Thomas Mimiague.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

Perhaps most intriguing, its cloud-computing business is firing on all cylinders.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

The broader point is that a healthy stock market is one that’s firing on all cylinders — and this is not the case right now.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

Then he unrolled and clipped together four small cylinders of paper which had already flopped out of the pneumatic tube on the right-hand side of his desk.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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