striker
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7.0
- noun
- /ˈstraɪkər/
- Specialized
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percutor
- Aidan made the camping fire the hard way, with flint and striker.
- lighter striker
- flint and steel striker
- striker plate
So you unscrew it to get your Ferrell rod and then unscrew it again to get your striker and turn it around.
- So you unscrew it to get your Ferrell rod and then unscrew it again to get your striker and turn it around.
Examples
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I made the little striker out of steel because I thought that made more sense.
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The sliver had peeled from the roll and wedged between the bell and striker, preventing the bell from ringing.
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The striker has glass powder, but it also has a small amount of red phosphorus, and when you strike the match on the striker, that glass-on-glass friction generates enough heat to convert the red phosphorus into white phosphorus, which happens to burst into flames when it's exposed to air.
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The striker in the firework mechanism created a loud bang when activated.
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She replaced the worn striker on the bell to ensure it would ring clearly.
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To start the old engine, he pulled the striker sharply against the metal casing.
Synonyms
10
7.1
A metal part of a gun that strikes the firing pin to fire
3
7.8
A thing that strikes another object hard in experiments or collisions
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7.2
A metal piece inside a bell that hits its side to make sound
Compounds
- Specialized
A short pole under the bowsprit of a sailboat that holds a rope to keep the front rigging tight
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Striker comes from the verb strike, which means 'to hit'. A mechanical striker is the part that 'hits' something to make it work, like firing a gun or ringing a bell.