wooden cylinder

collocation in English

meaningsofwoodenandcylinder

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wooden
adjective
uk
/ˈwʊd.ən/us
/ˈwʊd.ən/
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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 ofwoodenandcylinderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwooden cylinder

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The husband had to balance awoodencylinder(about the size of a paper towel roll) on its end on the bowl.
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At one end of the lever is a verticalwoodencylinderwhich functions as a pestle.
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This is an intricately madewoodencylindertied into the bag (as any other stock) by a thick yarn or hemp thread.
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Instead of rotating glass bells awoodencylinderis rotating.
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The model consisted of awoodencylindersurrounded by rows of slender spikes, which pulled the lint through the bars of a comb-like grid.
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The body consists of a hollowwoodencylindercovered with leather tightly attached to it with iron rings.
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Then, one day the "terompong" (bamboo orwoodencylinderto spin the threads) fell out and into grounds outside the palace.
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The head is a separatewoodencylinderslipped over the top of the shaft and reinforced with steel bands, with five metal spikes in symmetrical arrangement.
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Richard instructed them to dig awoodencylinderon the sandpile and go back to their tribe mat for their further instructions.
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The seven-ton vehicle had two direct-drive reluctance motors, with fixed electromagnets acting on iron bars attached to awoodencylinderon each axle, and simple commutators.
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He suggested a non-elastic substitute for imported hempen standing rigging to be made of wooden cylinders joined together by iron straps.
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Gulls' hard-wired instincts make them reach over and roll back not just their own stray eggs, but also wooden cylinders and cocoa tins.
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