έμβολο — meaning in English

English meaning

• beak noun The hard, pointed structure at the front of a bird's face, used for eating, grooming, and carrying things.
• piston noun A cylindrical part that slides back and forth inside a tube, used to compress fluid or transmit motion in an engine or pump.

Senses

έμβολο is used for these senses in English:

• beak (nautical) A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, used as a ram to pierce the vessel of an enemy.
• piston (mechanics) A solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine) or displaces fluid (as in a pump)

beak — full definition

1. noun The hard, pointed structure at the front of a bird's face, used for eating, grooming, and carrying things.
2. noun Informal British slang for a person's nose, especially a large or pointed one.
3. noun British slang for a magistrate or judge.

piston — full definition

1. noun A cylindrical part that slides back and forth inside a tube, used to compress fluid or transmit motion in an engine or pump.
2. noun A valve mechanism used in some brass instruments to change pitch.

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