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silencer
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silencer
any device designed to reduce noise, esp the tubular device containing baffle plates in the exhaust system of a motor vehicle
rubber silencer, bumper
A resilient part, such as a rubber button, attached to the stop on a doorframe to reduce noise caused by slamming of the door.
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Byline: NIGEL PEARSON NEW noise-reducing silencers will be used at Perry Barr next season in the best news possible for Birmingham speedway's future.
Silencers golden for Brummies by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
And the firm's new silencers were tested during the Joe Thurley Memorial Cup meeting at the stadium on Wednesday night, helping to cut engine noise by an average of ten decibels.
Silencer joy for racers; SPORT: Relief as noise cut during speedway ... by Birmingham Mail (England)
All (four) were killed by insurgents carrying pistols with silencers who passed nearby, opened fire, and fled immediately," a police official told AFP of Saturday's incidents.
Iraq insurgents kill seven police by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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