| Pronunciation: | | 'kros`hed
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- [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
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CROSSHEAD is a 9 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | crossheading |
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| | See Also: | | block, head, header, heading, steam engine |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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