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Meaning of SPARK PLUG

Pronunciation:  spârk plug

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark
 
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 Synonyms: plug, sparking plug
 
 See Also: electrical device, ignition, ignition system

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Spark plug\
In internal-combustion engines with electric ignition, a
plug, screwed into the cylinder head, having through it an
insulated wire which is connected with the induction coil or
magneto circuit on the outside, and forms, with another
terminal on the base of the plug, a spark gap inside the
cylinder.
 

 

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