A spark plug is a device in the engine of a motor vehicle, which produces electric sparks to make the petrol burn.
spark plug in British English
or sparkplug (ˈspɑːkˌplʌɡ)
noun
a variant of sparking plug
spark plug in American English
US
1.
an electrical device threaded into the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine to ignite the fuel mixture by producing timed sparks between electrodes
2. Informal
a person or thing that inspires, activates, or advances something
Derived forms
sparkplug (ˈsparkˌplug)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈsparkˌplugged or ˈsparkˌplugging
spark plug in Automotive Engineering
(spɑrk plʌg) or sparking plug
Word forms: (regular plural) spark plugs
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Engine, transmission, and exhaust)
A spark plug is a device in the engine of a vehicle which produces electric sparks to make thegasoline burn.
It's a diesel engine, so it doesn't have a spark plug.
When the piston reaches the top of its stroke, the spark plug emits a spark to ignite the fuel.
The spark plug is the means of getting the ignition energy into the chamber to initiate combustion.
plug, plug
Examples of 'spark plug' in a sentence
spark plug
Spark plug, he put in my spark plug -- Grinning -- He was a mechanic
Sean Thomas THE CHEEK PERFORATION DANCE (2002)
In other languages
spark plug
British English: spark plug /spɑːk plʌɡ/ NOUN
A spark plug is a device in the engine of a motor vehicle, which produces electric sparks to make the petrol burn.