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  • noun Plural form of sparkplug.

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Examples

  • That's right, this V12 engine really runs, on 2 AA batteries to be exact, and it includes rods, pistons, LED "sparkplugs," a cooling fan and a crankshaft.

    TREND HUNTER - The Latest Trends 2008

  • First, the car metaphor is interesting because buying a PC is often compared to buying a car that only comes with one door, one tire, and half its sparkplugs.

    Matthew Yglesias » The End of Hierarchical File Systems 2010

  • Apples are naturally occurrent and edible while sparkplugs are inedible artifacts.

    June 29th, 2009 m_francis 2009

  • Meanwhile, The Sunday Telegraph reports that laser ignition will soon be replacing sparkplugs in road cars.

    Team Brawn, Rossby waves and laser sparkplugs Gordon McCabe 2009

  • Meanwhile, The Sunday Telegraph reports that laser ignition will soon be replacing sparkplugs in road cars.

    Archive 2009-07-01 Gordon McCabe 2009

  • McCabism: Team Brawn, Rossby waves and laser sparkplugs skip to main | skip to sidebar

    Team Brawn, Rossby waves and laser sparkplugs Gordon McCabe 2009

  • Why not say, ‘You are comparing apples and sparkplugs’?

    June 29th, 2009 m_francis 2009

  • I want to crawl in and nestle among the sparkplugs.

    Boing Boing 2009

  • As the Spirit of St. Louis was still winging its way to Paris large newspaper ads informed Americans that the plane featured Goodrich Silvertown tires and AC sparkplugs, that its tanks were filled with Socony-Vacuum's gasoline and lubricated by Gargoyle Mobil oil B.

    'The Flight of the Century' 2010

  • If worn-out sparkplugs were the problem, mechanics would replace only the plugs in the lowest four cylinders, the easiest ones to get at without taking off the engine cowl, and that would usually do the trick.

    Daring Young Men RICHARD REEVES 2010

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