oil buffer

[′ȯil ‚bəf·ər]

(ordnance)

A mechanism on certain types of automatic weapons, especially the caliber-.50 guns, for absorbing the shock of recoil and regulating the speed of firing.

oil buffer

A buffer consisting of a cylinder and a piston or plunger where the oil in the cylinder acts as a medium to absorb and dissipate the kinetic energy of an impact, such as that of a descending elevator car or counterweight acting on the piston or plunger.

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Saudi Arabia's oil buffer is ample and Brent will not likely fall below $100 per barrel for long, unless Saudi wants it to, said a report released by BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research.

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A most important modification was substitution of the AN-M2's oil buffer with a barrel buffer assembly, which contains Belleville spring washers (saucer-shaped) that utilize air as the buffering medium.

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The buffer rivets securing the depressors onto the oil buffer body were installed wrong.

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Kuwait's economic outlook remains "relatively resilient" due to substantial oil buffers and government reform plans, she added, commenting on a new World Bank report which also projects "modest" growth in the six GCC states over the next six months.

Kuwaiti economy rises to 3 percent in 2016 - World Bank

The traction elevators, which use oil buffers, ascend and descend using traction provided by the drive sheave - a grooved wheel connected through gears to a variable-voltage, three-phase direct current hoist motor.