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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The closed, often detachable, end of a cylinder in an internal-combustion engine.

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  • noun automotive A part of an internal combustion engine, usually made as a removable piece, that closes one end of the engine's cylinders.

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  • noun a detachable plate that covers the closed end of a cylinder chamber in a reciprocating engine or pump

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