cylinder barrel
Britishnoun
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"Moreover," said a Ford engineer last week, "$10,000 worth of centrifugal dies will turn out as many cylinder barrel blanks as a $110,000 forging hammer."
From Time Magazine Archive
The cylinders of this Daimler engine were cast iron, the cylinder barrel, head, and water jacket being cast in one piece.
From The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design by Hobbs, Leonard S.
Making the Cylinder Slide and Valve.—The cylinder barrel must be perfectly cylindrical and free from any dents.
From Things To Make by Williams, Archibald
Cut out cylinder barrel, piston, and valve tube.
From Things To Make by Williams, Archibald
The combustion head and valve pockets were cast together with the cylinder barrel, and were not water cooled.
From A History of Aeronautics by Vivian, Evelyn Charles
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