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glow plug
noun
Automotive, Machinery.
- a device for each cylinder of a diesel engine with a heating element to heat the incoming fuel and air so that combustion will take place more readily when the engine is cold.
glow plug
noun
- one of usually four plugs fitted to the cylinder block of a diesel engine that warms the engine chamber to facilitate starting in cold weather Also calledheater plug
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of glow plug1
First recorded in 1940–45
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Example Sentences
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The Olds diesel has a block heater and a "prechamber," where the mixture is briefly heated by a glow plug.
Finally, it devised a still not entirely satisfactory solution: a platinum glow plug "pilot light" that automatically relights an engine if it goes out.
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