| 单词 | fire piston |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire piston fire piston n. a device for making fire consisting of a piston and a hollow cylinder into which the piston is rapidly pushed, the heat generated by the compression of air igniting a piece of tinder attached to the piston; = fire syringe n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [noun] > mechanical device fire stickc1300 flint-mill1757 fire piston1846 gas poker1855 gas lighter1856 fire drill1861 fire-churn1863 lighter1875 hand drill1891 fire-plough1893 electric wand1898 wax jack1937 1846 Nat. Magic 23 in Chambers's Misc. 9 The Fire Piston—Friction. An apparently magical mode of producing fire or light, is by a common air-tight cylinder and close-fitting piston. 1920 Brit. Mus. Return 64 A fire-piston of buffalo horn from the Kachin, Upper Burma. 2014 H. H. Schobert Energy & Society (ed. 2) xxii. 366 It is worth noting the similarity of operation of the diesel engine and the fire piston. < as lemmas |
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