CROSS-HEAD
\kɹˈɒshˈɛd], \kɹˈɒshˈɛd], \k_ɹ_ˈɒ_s_h_ˈɛ_d]\
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The piece which connects the piston-rod and the connecting-rod of a steamengine. It consists of a socket to which the piston-rod is keyed, and a journal or two journals on which the connecting-rod works. The crosshead is connected with the guiding apparatus which maintains the rectilineal motion of the piston-rod.
By Henry Percy Smith
