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Crosshead

noun
1.
A heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text.  Synonym: crossheading.
2.
Metal block that connects to a piston; it slides on parallel guides and moves a connecting rod back and forth.





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... 1) is provided with a steam cylinder, similar to the cylinder of a steam engine, containing a piston, the rod of which is attached to a crosshead, A, that slides on ways, B, secured to ...
— Scientific American, Volume 40, No. 13, March 29, 1879 • Various


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