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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SINGLE-ACTING

SINGLE-ACTING Sin "gle-act `ing, a.

 

Defn: Having simplicity of action; especially (Mach. ), acting or exerting force during strokes in one direction only; -- said of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

single-acting

sin gle-act ing ▶adjective (of an engine ) having pressure applied only to one side of the piston.

 

Oxford Dictionary

single-acting

single-acting ▶adjective (of an engine ) having pressure applied only to one side of the piston.