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pis·ton
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connecting rod
a rod or bar for transmitting motion, esp one that connects a rotating part to a reciprocating part -
cylinder
A cylinder is an object with flat circular ends and long straight sides. -
hydraulic press
a machine permitting a small force applied to a small piston to produce, through fluid pressure, a large force on a large piston. -
piston ring
a metallic ring, usually one of a series, and split so as to be expansible, placed around a piston in order to maintain a tight fit, as inside the cylinder of an engine. -
piston rod
a rod communicating the rectilinear motion of a piston to the small end of a connecting rod or elsewhere. -
sucker
a person or thing that sucks.