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Piston

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A piston moves up and down.

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It stays inside a tube. It helps make engines work. It can move air or liquid too. This helps cars go fast. Do you like cars?
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File:BHB Hiduminium piston (Autocar Handbook, 13th ed, 1935).jpg
BHB Hiduminium piston (Autocar Handbook,...
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File:Ricardo slipper piston (Autocar Handbook, 13th ed, 1935).jpg
Ricardo slipper piston (Autocar Handbook,...
File:Two-stroke deflector piston (Autocar Handbook, 13th ed, 1935).jpg
Two-stroke deflector piston (Autocar...
File:1830s beam engine piston with rope seal, Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron.jpg
1830s beam engine piston with rope seal,...
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Hydraulic cylinders used in a particle...
File:Piston, sprung ring (Heat Engines, 1913).jpg
Piston, sprung ring (Heat Engines, 1913).jpg
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