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(mechanical engineering) A metal beam that connects a piston to a connecting rod in an engine..
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.
Use cross head when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cross head means (mechanical engineering) A metal beam that connects a piston to a connecting rod in an engine..
Common synonyms include crossheading.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
All the Connor characteristics are seen in this locomotive: sharply inclined cylinders let into the side framing, which was slotted to expose the crosshead; […].
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