piston slap

noun

the characteristic sound of a seriously worn piston in a cylinder (usually of the engine of a motor car)

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Nearby words

piston, piston engine, piston pin, piston ring, piston rod, piston slap, piston, walter, pistou, pisé, pisé de terre, pit

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