cylinder

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People have been queuing up across the country outside gas cylinder agencies.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

The compression ratio is a measurement of the cylinder displacement between the two extremes of the piston stroke.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

With a single, in-block cam, one timing chain and two valves per cylinder, Godzilla is so primitive it’s practically primeval.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 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

The lock shuddered and the cylinder popped out, hovering in the air, and then the springs and pins came out of the cylinder like they were being pulled apart by invisible hands.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega