English Explanatory Dictionary

junk ring

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wide ring which fits in a groove around the piston of an internal combustion engine to keep it steamtight by retaining the packing in place.

Word forms

junk ring junk rings

Etymology

From junk + ring, first use appears c. 1839 in the writings of Robert Spencer Robinson.

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