Function: noun
Date: circa 1941
: a heating element in a diesel-engine cylinder to preheat the air and facilitate starting also : a similar element for ignition in other internal combustion engines
Function: noun
Date: circa 1941
: a heating element in a diesel-engine cylinder to preheat the air and facilitate starting also : a similar element for ignition in other internal combustion engines
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012