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crosshead

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9 lettersPart of speech nounSorted acdehorssStarts with CEnds with D0 clues
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Definitions

  1. A sliding engine part that connects a piston rod to a connecting rod.

Word origin

From cross + head.

Used in a sentence

  • All the Connor characteristics are seen in this locomotive: sharply inclined cylinders let into the side framing, which was slotted to expose the crosshead; […].
  • Other bits of furniture include [...] the crosshead, a short heading between paragraphs that breaks up a long piece.
  • The screws were crossheads and the screwdriver was slightly too large for them, so he had to hold it at an angle.

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