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Crosshead

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Noun

1. crosshead, crossheading

a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text

2. crosshead

metal block that connects to a piston; it slides on parallel guides and moves a connecting rod back and forth

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Crosshead

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noun
1. printing
a subsection or paragraph heading printed within the body of the text
2. 
a block or beam, usually restrained by sliding bearings in a reciprocating mechanism, esp the junction piece between the piston rod and connecting rod of an engine
3. nautical
a bar fixed across the top of the rudder post to which the tiller is attached
4. 
a block, rod, or beam fixed at the head of any part of a mechanism

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Crosshead

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noun
a sliding bar or block joining a connecting rod and a piston rod: converts reciprocating motion into rotary motion, as in the steam engine

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Crosshead

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n.
A beam that connects the piston rod to the connecting rod of a reciprocating engine.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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