Definition of crosshead Crosshead
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We found 5 definitions of crosshead from 4 different sources.
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What does crosshead mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: crossheads |
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| crosshead - metal block that connects to a piston; it slides on parallel guides and moves a connecting rod back and forth | ||
| block a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks" | ||
| crosshead - a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- crosshead (n.)
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.
Part of speech
🔤- crosshead, noun, singular of crossheads.
