single-acting

[ sing-guhl-ak-ting ]

adjective
  1. (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work only in one direction.: Compare double-acting (def. 1).

Origin of single-acting

1
First recorded in 1815–25

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single-acting

adjective
  1. (of a reciprocating engine or pump) having a piston or pistons that are pressurized on one side only: Compare double-acting (def. 1)

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