pistonlike

pistonlike
Resembling a piston or some aspect of one.

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  • plung|er — «PLUHN juhr», noun. 1. a person, animal, or thing that plunges. 2. a) a part of a machine, such as a piston in a pump, that works with a plunging motion; ram. b) a rubber suction cup at the end of a long stick, used to free clogged pipes or… …   Useful english dictionary

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