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Crosshead

Crosshead Meaning & Definition
Crosshead Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Crosshead?

[n] metal block that connects to a piston; it slides on parallel guides and moves a connecting rod back and forth
[n] a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text

Synonyms | Synonyms for Crosshead: crossheading

Related Terms | Find terms related to Crosshead:

See Also | block | head | header | heading | steam engine

Crosshead In Webster's Dictionary

\Cross"head`\ (-h?d), n. (Mach.) A beam or bar across the head or end of a rod, etc., or a block attached to it and carrying a knuckle pin; as the solid crosspiece running between parallel slides, which receives motion from the piston of a steam engine and imparts it to the connecting rod, which is hinged to the crosshead.

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