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cylinder

[sil-in-der] / ˈsɪl ɪn dər /
NOUN
a geometrical form
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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

In this cylinder is placed a small case, again of gold and silver colour, in which is inserted a chip.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

She is attached to an oxygen cylinder at all times, waiting for a double lung transplant.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

An animated trailer appears to draw on the story of Korean students whose singing of the song US anthropologist Alice Fletcher recorded on a cylinder phonograph in Washington in 1896.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

She crosses the beach and picks up the cylinder we took from his belt when we were bathing him.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




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