cylinder barrel

British  

noun

1. engineering the metal casting containing a cylinder of a reciprocating internal-combustion engine

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Example Sentences

“Preliminary examination of the engine revealed that the crankcase was breached over the No. 6 cylinder barrel,” the report said.

From Washington Times

The cylinder barrel would then be threaded into the valve box and the whole tightened or fastened to the crankcase by means of two sets of threads, one at each end of the barrel proper.

From Project Gutenberg

The cylinders of this Daimler engine were cast iron, the cylinder barrel, head, and water jacket being cast in one piece.

From Project Gutenberg

The design of the cylinder barrel presented fairly simple problems involving not much more than those of keeping the sections as thin as possible and devising means of fastening it and of keeping the water jacket tight.

From Project Gutenberg

With the separate cylinder barrel they were now almost committed to a three-piece cylinder.

From Project Gutenberg