a metal rod transmitting the reciprocating motion that operates the valves of an internal-combustion engine having the camshaft in the crankcase
pushrod in American English
(ˈpuʃˌrɑd)
noun
Automobiles
a rod in an overhead-valve engine that is part of the linkage used to open and close the valves
Also: push rod
Word origin
[1905–10; push + rod]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: one-shot, persona, revolving door, stabilizer, thiamine
Examples of 'pushrod' in a sentence
pushrod
The front is the same but has pushrod activated torsion springs.
The Sun (2015)
Words such as 'single camshaft' and 'pushrod' are from a time of rationing and diphtheria.