junk ring

noun

: a wide ring around the piston of an internal-combustion engine forming the base for piston rings

Word History

Etymology

junk entry 1; from its originally use in confining the hemp packing round the piston of a steam engine

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Rhymes for junk ring

• bowstring
• coiling
• downswing
• drawstring
• forewing
• hamstring
• lapwing
• mainspring
• offspring
• plaything
• shoestring
• texting