spark coil

American  

noun

Electricity.

1. a coil of many turns of insulated wire on an iron core, used for producing sparks.

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spark coil British  

noun

1. an induction coil used to produce spark discharges

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Etymology

Origin of spark coil

First recorded in 1895–1900

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spark coil

The big brother took another degree, A. M. The young brother accepted his fortune and buckled down to work, for a shoe company, an optical company, the General Electric Co., a spark coil company.

From Time Magazine Archive

The magneto was out of order and the batteries needed renewing, while the spark coil had short-circuited and took considerable time to adjust.

From Tom Swift and His Motor-Boat, or, the Rivals of Lake Carlopa by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]

I must brace up that tank and put in a new high-tension wire from the spark coil.

From Tom Swift and His Motor-Boat, or, the Rivals of Lake Carlopa by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]

Then I connected the shutter of the camera and a little spark coil in the flash-pan with the wires, using an apparatus to work the shutter such as I recalled having seen Craig use.

From The Romance of Elaine Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine" by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

Connect one of the wires from a battery to a spark coil and then to the spark plug.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.