cross-compound

[ kraws-kom-pound, kros- ]

/ ˈkrɔsˈkɒm paʊnd, ˈkrɒs- /

adjective

(of a compound engine or turbine) having the high-pressure and low-pressure units side by side.

Compare tandem-compound.

Words nearby cross-compound

cross bridging, crossbuck, cross-buttock, cross-check, cross colour, cross-compound, cross-correlation, cross-country, cross-country skiing, crosscourt, cross-cousin

Example sentences from the Web for cross-compound

In the case of a cross-compound engine, a receiver is always used.
Steam Engines|Anonymous
If a receiving valve in a cross-compound compressor breaks, what may be done?
The Traveling Engineers' Association|Anonymous
Each consisted of two duplex air cylinders fitted to a cross-compound, Corliss-Bass, steam engine.
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910|B. H. M. Hewett
Fig. 48 shows a cross-compound engine of heavy design, built especially for rolling mill work.
Steam Engines|Anonymous

单词	cross-compound
释义	cross-compound [ kraws-kom-pound, kros- ] / ˈkrɔsˈkɒm paʊnd, ˈkrɒs- / adjective (of a compound engine or turbine) having the high-pressure and low-pressure units side by side. Compare tandem-compound. Words nearby cross-compound cross bridging, crossbuck, cross-buttock, cross-check, cross colour, cross-compound, cross-correlation, cross-country, cross-country skiing, crosscourt, cross-cousin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cross-compound In the case of a cross-compound engine, a receiver is always used. Steam Engines\|Anonymous If a receiving valve in a cross-compound compressor breaks, what may be done? The Traveling Engineers' Association\|Anonymous Each consisted of two duplex air cylinders fitted to a cross-compound, Corliss-Bass, steam engine. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910\|B. H. M. Hewett Fig. 48 shows a cross-compound engine of heavy design, built especially for rolling mill work. Steam Engines\|Anonymous
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