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cylinder head

–noun
(in a reciprocating engine or pump) a detachable plate or cover on the end opposite to that from which the piston rod or connecting rod projects.

Origin:
1880–85
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cylinder head  
n.  The closed, often detachable, end of a cylinder in an internal-combustion engine.
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