piston

Pronunciation

• enPR: pĭs'tən, IPA ^(key): /ˈpɪstən/

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Noun

Singular piston

Plural pistons

An example of a piston.

1. (countable) A piston is a piece of an engine that that fits tightly inside a tube and moves up and down the tube.