oblique circular cylinder

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a cylinder generated by the revolution of a parallelogram other than a rectangle about one of its sides.

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

She reassumed slave posture while Couple grabbed two magnetized clamps and a collection of circular magnets from a nearby shelf.
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Steve Garth, who works in Circular Quay, was inside the Cartier jewelry store near the café when the siege began.
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The definition of “innuendo,” according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is “an oblique allusion.”
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In the background, you can see two movers rolling out a large, circular blue ISIS sign.
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We start to argue some points but they are overly defensive and their answers are circular.
Our Trip to The Climate War's Ground Zero|Darren Aronofsky|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The road descended on the other side, and we followed it till we came unexpectedly upon a little circular park.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Her eye fastened on a circular portion of the wall-paper pattern, and she felt that the whole room was revolving about her.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
I believe you will find this an exceeding good duty for a 5½-inch cylinder engine.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
You see, all the swells sat in their boxes and gazed right down on the dancers, who had a circular place roped off for them.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
At Wheal Alfred they have a 64-inch cylinder; the air-pump is 20 inches, and the stroke is half that of the engine.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick