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Noun: sparking plug
  1. Electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark
    - spark plug, plug

Derived forms: sparking plugs

Type of: electrical device

Part of: ignition, ignition system

Encyclopedia: Sparking plug