crosshead

[ kraws-hed, kros- ]

/ ˈkrɔsˌhɛd, ˈkrɒs- /

noun

Printing. a title or heading filling a line or group of lines the full width of the column.

Machinery. a sliding member of a reciprocating engine for keeping the motion of the joint between a piston rod and a connecting rod in a straight line.

Nautical. a crosspiece on a rudderpost by which the rudder is turned.

Engineering, Building Trades. a transverse timber for transmitting the lifting effort of two or more jackscrews supporting it to the foot of a shore that it supports.Compare shore² (def. 1).

Origin of crosshead

First recorded in 1835–45; cross- + head

Words nearby crosshead

cross-gartered, cross-grained, cross hair, cross hairs, crosshatch, crosshead, cross index, cross infection, crossing, crossing guard, crossing over

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Example sentences from the Web for crosshead

A bar that forms a guide for the crosshead of an engine or other moving piece.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II|Joshua Rose
The strains are direct and the power and resistance are equalized by the inertia of the crosshead, piston, rods, and fly wheels.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891|Various
The test is made by removing the rod from the lathe and driving it tightly into the crosshead.
Turning and Boring|Franklin D. Jones
Alongside the steam cylinder is an air pump cylinder, also connected to the crosshead.
The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model|Howard I. Chapelle

After the crosshead end is finished, the rod is reversed in the lathe for turning the piston end.
Turning and Boring|Franklin D. Jones

British Dictionary definitions for crosshead

crosshead

/ (ˈkrɒsˌhɛd) /

noun

printing a subsection or paragraph heading printed within the body of the text

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

nautical a bar fixed across the top of the rudder post to which the tiller is attached

a block, rod, or beam fixed at the head of any part of a mechanism

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单词	crosshead
释义	crosshead [ kraws-hed, kros- ] / ˈkrɔsˌhɛd, ˈkrɒs- / noun Printing. a title or heading filling a line or group of lines the full width of the column. Machinery. a sliding member of a reciprocating engine for keeping the motion of the joint between a piston rod and a connecting rod in a straight line. Nautical. a crosspiece on a rudderpost by which the rudder is turned. Engineering, Building Trades. a transverse timber for transmitting the lifting effort of two or more jackscrews supporting it to the foot of a shore that it supports.Compare shore² (def. 1). Origin of crosshead First recorded in 1835–45; cross- + head Words nearby crosshead cross-gartered, cross-grained, cross hair, cross hairs, crosshatch, crosshead, cross index, cross infection, crossing, crossing guard, crossing over Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for crosshead A bar that forms a guide for the crosshead of an engine or other moving piece. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II\|Joshua Rose The strains are direct and the power and resistance are equalized by the inertia of the crosshead, piston, rods, and fly wheels. Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891\|Various The test is made by removing the rod from the lathe and driving it tightly into the crosshead. Turning and Boring\|Franklin D. Jones Alongside the steam cylinder is an air pump cylinder, also connected to the crosshead. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model\|Howard I. Chapelle After the crosshead end is finished, the rod is reversed in the lathe for turning the piston end. Turning and Boring\|Franklin D. Jones British Dictionary definitions for crosshead crosshead / (ˈkrɒsˌhɛd) / noun printing a subsection or paragraph heading printed within the body of the text 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 nautical a bar fixed across the top of the rudder post to which the tiller is attached a block, rod, or beam fixed at the head of any part of a mechanism Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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