Cylinder

Cylinder

1. A cylindrical container or object. They put a cylinder of gas in the back of the truck.
2. The chamber in which a piston of a reciprocating engine moves. My first car was a four cylinder Ford.
3. The rotating chamber of a revolver that holds the cartridges. He checked the cylinder for bullets.

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Shown is a cylinder-shaped candle