What does side lever mean?we found 1 entry for the meaning of side lever
 

Side cut, a canal or road branching out from the main one. [U.S.]

Side dish, one of the dishes subordinate to the main course.

Side glance, a glance or brief look to one side.

Side hook (Carp.), a notched piece of wood for clamping a board to something, as a bench.

Side lever, a working beam of a side-lever engine.

Side-lever engine, a marine steam engine having a working beam of each side of the cylinder, near the bottom of the engine, communicating motion to a crank that is above them.

Side pipe (Steam Engine), a steam or exhaust pipe connecting the upper and lower steam chests of the cylinder of a beam engine.

Side plane, a plane in which the cutting edge of the iron is at the side of the stock.

Side posts (Carp.), posts in a truss, usually placed in pairs, each post set at the same distance from the middle of the truss, for supporting the principal rafters, hanging the tiebeam, etc.

Side rod.
   (a) One of the rods which connect the piston-rod crosshead with the side levers, in a side-lever engine.
   (b) See Parallel rod, under Parallel.

Side screw (Firearms), one of the screws by which the lock is secured to the side of a firearm stock.

Side table, a table placed either against the wall or aside from the principal table.

Side tool (Mach.), a cutting tool, used in a lathe or planer, having the cutting edge at the side instead of at the point.

Side wind, a wind from one side; hence, an indirect attack, or indirect means. --Wright.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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