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cylinder - a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line |
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round shape a shape that is curved and without sharp angles
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brake drum,
drum a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
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shank a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
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shank a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
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shank,
stem a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
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stalactite a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave
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stalagmite a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave
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barrel,
drum a cylindrical container that holds liquids
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pipe,
tube a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
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cylinder - a chamber within which piston moves |
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chamber a natural or artificial enclosed space
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block,
cylinder block,
engine block a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks"
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pump a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
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compressor a mechanical device that compresses gasses
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brake cylinder,
hydraulic brake cylinder,
master cylinder a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston
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intake valve a valve that controls the flow of fluid through an intake
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cylinder - a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases) |
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solid a three-dimensional shape
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roll the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
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roller a grounder that rolls along the infield
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cylinder - a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air |
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container any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
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aqua-lung,
aqualung,
scuba a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
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