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cylinders

  • plural
    of cylinder.
    cylinder
    noun
    a surface or solid bounded by two parallel planes and generated by a straight line moving parallel to the given planes and tracing a curve bounded by the planes and lying in a plane perpendicular or oblique to the given planes.

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"Let's not pull any punches here. I'm firing on all cylinders at the moment. I feel fantastic. I'm 38 years young."

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Evidence supporting that interpretation has come from drill cores -- long cylinders of solid rock pulled from deep underground -- recovered from ancient marine sediments in Karelia, Russia, and the Francevillian Basin in Gabon.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Most car buyers don’t sweat over how many cylinders are under the hood, said industry consultant Dan Nicholson, a former vice president at General Motors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Businesses face an array of challengers, however, so the economy isn’t firing on all cylinders.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Speculation was rampant that Messner and Habeler had sucked oxygen from miniature cylinders hidden in their clothing.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer