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Spark plug   /spɑrk pləg/   Listen
Spark plug

noun
1.
Electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark.  Synonyms: plug, sparking plug.





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"Spark plug" Quotes from Famous Books



... as energy from the cables was transformed to a tangible thing—a vast bulk of gas, of hydrogen and oxygen that had once been water, and the pressure of the gas made a roaring inferno of the exhausts. A spark plug ignited it, and the heat of combustion added pressure to pressure, while the quivering, invisible live steam poured forth to change to vaporous clouds ...
— Astounding Stories, February, 1931 • Various


Words linked to "Spark plug" :   ignition, ignition system, plug, electrical device


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