iron cylinder

collocation in English

meaningsofironandcylinder

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iron
noun
uk
/aɪən/us
/aɪrn/
a chemical element that is a common greyish-coloured metal. It is strong, used in making steel, and exists in very small amounts ...
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cylinder
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪl.ɪn.dər/us
/ˈsɪl.ɪn.dɚ/
a solid or hollow tube with long straight sides and two circular ends the same size, or an object shaped like this, often used as ...
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(Definition ofironandcylinderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That can be a very serious problem in the case of castironcylinderheads and, in the case of side valve, cylinder blocks.
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This engine utilizes a castironcylinderblock and an aluminum cylinder head.
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Wax was put in the grooves of the heavyironcylinder, and no tinfoil was used.
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The engine uses aluminum pistons and castironcylinderliners.
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It used castironcylinderheads and a cast-iron block.
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The castironcylinderhead was replaced by one made from aluminium and the overdrive unit was not fitted to the gearbox.
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It consists of an endless stencil plate of thin sheet steel that passes continuously over a revolving castironcylinder.
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He is unable to find someone to accurately bore the cylinder and is forced to use a hammeredironcylinder.
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Step one is the heating of coal gas in a castironcylinderand extracting gas from the coal.
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Its integrated castironcylinderblock and crankcase had three main bearings.
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The tower, anironcylinder29 feet high, was anchored to its concrete base on the summit rock by anchor bolts 1 meter long.
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The engine design comprises castironcylinderblock, two camshafts in the engine head and timing chain.
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These open-deck blocks used integrally cast high-nickelironcylinderliners, and bolt-in iron upper and lower main bearing caps.
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The aim of the experiment was to measure the torque generated by a reversal of the magnetisation of anironcylinder.
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The side-valve engine was composed of an aluminium crankcase, castironcylinderblock and castironcylinderhead.
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