Meanings
nounglow plug (plural glow plugs)
plural glow plugs
- A device in a diesel engine that heats the combustion chamber to help ignition.
Translations
Czech žhavící svíčka
- žhavící svíčkaplug that heats the combustion chamber
Estonian eelsüüteküünal
- eelsüüteküünalplug that heats the combustion chamber
Finnish hehkutulppa
- hehkutulppaplug that heats the combustion chamber
French bougie de préchauffage
- bougie de préchauffageplug that heats the combustion chamber
German Glühkerze
- Glühkerzeplug that heats the combustion chamber
Romanian bujie incandescentă
- bujie incandescentăplug that heats the combustion chamber
Russian калильная свеча́
- калильная свеча́ (kalilʹnaja svečá)plug that heats the combustion chamber
Spanish bujía de precalentamiento
- bujía de precalentamientoplug that heats the combustion chamber
Swedish glödstift
- glödstiftplug that heats the combustion chamber
Cite this entry
APA
glow plug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glow%20plug
MLA
“glow plug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glow%20plug. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glow plug,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glow%20plug.
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