2. Noun. The situation where something misfires. ¹
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Definition of Misfiring
1. misfire [v] - See also: misfire
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misfiring
Literary usage of Misfiring
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Automotive Ignition Systems by Earl Lester Consoliver, Grover Ira Mitchell (1920)
"misfiring or "missing" of the engine may be caused by faulty ignition, ...
Another convenient method of locating a misfiring cylinder on engines having ..."
2. Dyke's Automobile Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1911)
"A.—What is meant by misfiring is the engine failing to burn all the charges that
are taken to ... Batteries cause misfiring when in a run-down condition. ..."
3. Aviation Engines: Design--construction--operation and Repair; a Complete by Victor Wilfred Pagé (1917)
"misfiring. Cells in contact. Short circuit. Water in battery box. Short circuit.
... WIRING TROUBLE CAUSED misfiring. One cylinder will not fire. ..."
4. Aviation Engines by Victor Wilfred Pagé (1917)
"misfiring. Cells in contact. Short circuit. Water in battery box. Short circuit.
... WIRING TROUBLE CAUSED misfiring. One coil will not buzz. No spark. ..."
5. Electric Ignition for Combustion Motors by Forrest Robert Jones (1912)
"This causes back pressure and necessitates the burning of more fuel than when
the passages are free. misfiring and Exhaust Explosions without Other Serious ..."
6. Motor Truck and Automobile Motors and Mechanism: A Practical Illustrated by Thomas Herbert Russell, John B. Rathbun (1918)
"MOTOR misfiring. Missing Explosions—Whatever the cause, when a motor misses on
one or more cylinders the trouble should be located and eliminated with haste ..."
7. Automobile Motors and Mechanism: A Practical Illustrated Treatise on the by Thomas Herbert Russell (1909)
"MOTOR misfiring. Missing Explosions—Whatever the cause, when a motor misses on
one or more cylinders the trouble should be located and eliminated with haste ..."
8. The American Cyclopedia of the Automobile: Or, Motor Cars and Motoring Self edited by Thomas Herbert Russell, Charles P. Root (1909)
"misfiring—See under Repairs and Adjustments; also Missing Explosions, ...
misfiring, Causes and Treatment—The following is a short enumeration of perhaps ..."
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