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cylinder

Definition

  • noun: a shape that has straight sides and two circular ends
  • noun: the surface traced by a straight line moving parallel to a fixed straight line and intersecting a fixed planar closed curve
  • synonyms: rundle, cannon, drum

Examples

  • The team didn't seem to be 'firing/hitting on all cylinders'.

  • The economy is 'running on all cylinders'.

  • the 'cylinder' of a revolver

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) will endure for a millennia Indestructible and eternal. Move it! Move it! We don't have to actually disarm the device, we just have to remove the cylinders. Yes. Except that they're welded in. What we need is a controlled expolsion. We need a container to direct the blast (..)
    2009 Sherlock Holmes