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air cylinder

American

noun

a cylinder containing air, especially one equipped with a piston and used as a device for checking the recoil of a gun.

air cylinder British

noun

a cylinder containing air, esp one fitted with a piston and used for damping purposes

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BCA’s air bag pack uses a compressed air cylinder and costs $500, plus another $175 for the compressed air cylinder.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 24, 2015

BCA’s air bag pack uses a compressed air cylinder and costs $500, plus another $175 for compressed air cylinder.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 23, 2015

A compressed air cylinder raises the rod, flips the fish toward the frying pan.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is a "skin-diver," and loves nothing better than swimming under water with mask and air cylinder.

From Time Magazine Archive

The construction of the air cylinder differs somewhat from that shown in the freight locomotive, Fig.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

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