单词 | piston-like |
释义 | > as lemmasˈpiston-like ˈpiston-like adj. resembling a piston in action; (of motion) resembling that of a piston. ΚΠ 1855 Harper's Mag. Apr. 675/2 Half-quires of rose-hued paper, which, at every downward dab of the piston-like machine, received in the corner the impress of a wreath of roses. 1902 Academy 9 Aug. 159/2 Defoe's piston-like pen. 1958 J. E. Morton Molluscs x. 180 The Solenomyidae, with their long, tubular, mainly periostracal shell, have developed a power of darting and swimming with the piston-like foot. 1993 P. Falconer War in High Heels (BNC) 154 He moved with piston-like thrusts in and out of her juicy tunnel. < as lemmas |
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