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Wiktionary
- n. Plural form of piston.
Examples
“This translated into an increased cost as increase in estimate cost to perform at a certain of its long term pistons contract.”
“It is a six-cylinder, side-valve engine with three-inch (75mm) diameter pistons, which is about a two-litre, and puts out about”
“Anybody remember the intro music for the Chicago Bulls? ask him if Indiana will ever be good at football. but the pistons were the ones to make a big deal out of intro's when the bad boys were announced to”
“She goes upon two wheels, which are her feet, and are moved by bright steel legs called pistons; these are propelled by steam, and in proportion as more steam is applied to the upper extremities (the hip-joints, I suppose) of these pistons, the faster they move the wheels; and when it is desirable to diminish the speed, the steam, which unless suffered to escape would burst the boiler, evaporates through a safety-valve into the air.”
“Federal-Mogul, a maker of car parts such as pistons and spark plugs, said net income fell to $3 million compared with $89.6 million a year earlier.”
The Wall Street Journal: Auto-Parts Makers Show Signs of Hope
“Because the pistons are always moving in opposite directions to one another, they cancel out most of the stress they’d otherwise transfer into the engine block.”
“May 11th, 2007 at 11: 20 am the simple reality is that the pistons are a better team than the bulls; gasol alone wouldn’t change that.”
“Gadgets such as pistons, rods, etc. can have their positions edited after being placed”
“Apart from that, the engine employs lighter moving parts such as pistons, connecting rods and a compact oil pump, which provides approximately 30 percent reduction in friction loss.”
“Julio is requesting the loan to buy spare parts, such as pistons, rings, rods, motor seal removers, and motor correctors in order to provide his customers with better service.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘pistons’.
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
abaca, abdominal, abrasive, absorbent, absorber, accelerator, accessory, account book, accumulator, acebutolol, acetaldehyde, acetamide and 4515 more...
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Manji's Random Wordlist
The title says it all
velour, vivacity, subterfuge, sable, divination, gentry, vindication, compendium, pistons, metamorphosis, methodology, polyphony and 91 more...
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Major Team Spirit
Teams of the Major Leagues in the United States.
celtics, nets, knicks, raptors, bulls, 76ers, cavaliers, pistons, pacers, bucks, hawks, bobcats and 126 more...
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Tunie: Night Train to Lorca
By the Pogues, on the LP "Peace and Love." I don't know if it's the stark simplicity of the individual words or the evocative images conjured by their juxtaposition, but I simply love these lyrics....
crow, rooster, dawn, cranks, whirling, pistons, gleaming, glow, orange, eye, flames, danced and 48 more...
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