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cylinder barrel

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noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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."

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The water-cooled area of the cylinder barrel was increased by nearly ten percent but the head remained only partially cooled.

From The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design by Hobbs, Leonard S.

This can be seen in Figure 6, where the circular flange on the valve box contacts both the crankcase and the cylinder barrel.

From The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design by Hobbs, Leonard S.

Cut out cylinder barrel, piston, and valve tube.

From Things To Make by Williams, Archibald

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.

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