Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Completed in two phases or cycles; operating or completing a series of operations in two cycles or phases: as, a two-cycle gas-engine, one which completes the series of operations, namely, suction, compression, explosion, and exhaust, in two strokes or cycles.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Thermodynamics) A two-stroke cycle for an internal-combustion engine.
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Examples
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"We're going to fight for every seat we get ... but it might be a two-cycle process."
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2010
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"We're going to fight for every seat we get ... but it might be a two-cycle process."
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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"We're going to fight for every seat we get ... but it might be a two-cycle process."
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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"We're going to fight for every seat we get ... but it might be a two-cycle process."
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2010
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"We're going to fight for every seat we get ... but it might be a two-cycle process."
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2010
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"We're going to fight for every seat we get ... but it might be a two-cycle process."
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2010
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All gasoline-powered engines, including two-cycle, benefit when you add fuel stabilizer to the gas.
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"I think it's going to be a two-cycle process," he said.
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"I think it's going to be a two-cycle process," he said.
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"I think it's going to be a two-cycle process," he said, noting that there are more than twice as many Democratic seats up next cycle than Republican ones.
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