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glow plug
glow plugn. A small electric heating element in an internal-combustion engine that facilitates starting by preheating the air in a cylinder and is used especially in diesel engines.glow plug n (Automotive Engineering) one of usually four plugs fitted to the cylinder block of a diesel engine that warms the engine chamber to facilitate starting in cold weather. Also called: heater plug glow′ plug`
n. a device with a heating element that spreads fuel combustion at each cylinder of a cold diesel engine. [1940–45] glow plug
glow plug[′glō ‚pləg] (mechanical engineering) A small electric heater, located inside a cylinder of a diesel engine, that preheats the air and aids the engine in starting. |