Moving Part of a Reciprocating Engine

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Forests, Group 1991, Puzzle 4 (Soil Composition).

Question is: Moving Part of a Reciprocating Engine

and the answer is: PISTON

Word Meaning:

PISTON — (mechanics) A solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine) or displaces fluid (as in a pump)

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