glow plug


nounAutomotive, Machinery.
  1. a device for each cylinder of a diesel engine with a heating element to heat the incoming fuel and air so that combustion will take place more readily when the engine is cold.

Origin of glow plug

1
First recorded in 1940–45

Other words from glow plug

  • glow-plug, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for glow plug

glow plug

noun
  1. one of usually four plugs fitted to the cylinder block of a diesel engine that warms the engine chamber to facilitate starting in cold weather: Also called: heater plug

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