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GEARS |
Engine parts |
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PISTONS |
Cylindrical parts of an engine |
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MACHINERY |
The working parts of a machine, engine, or instrument;
as, the machinery of a watch. |
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LINE |
The proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as
to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working; as, the
engine is in line or out of line. |
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GEARING |
The parts by which motion imparted to one portion of an
engine or machine is transmitted to another, considered collectively;
as, the valve gea... |
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SHAFT |
...smit power or motion;
as, the shaft of a steam engine. ... |
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COLLAPSE |
... together; as, a
flue in the boiler of a steam engine sometimes collapses. ... |
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UNION |
...inery, or
the like, as the elastic pipe of a tender connecting it with the feed
pipe of a locomotive engine; especially, a pipe fitting for conn... |
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DEVISE |
...o invent; to plan; to scheme;
as, to devise an engine, a new mode of writing, a plan of defense, or
an argument. ... |
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STROKE |
... plunger, piston rod, crosshead, etc., as of a steam engine or a pump,
in which these parts have a reciprocating motion; as, the forward
strok... |