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Definition of piston noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of a piston

piston

noun

piston pronunciation English

ˈpɪstən

piston pronunciation American

ˈpɪstən

a part of an engine that consists of a short cylinder that fits inside a tube and moves up and down or backwards and forwards to make other parts of the engine move