arch head
noun Machinery.
a vertical, arc-shaped member fixed to the end of a walking beam, for supporting a chain from which a pump rod or the like is suspended in such a way as to let it rise and fall vertically.
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Words nearby arch head
arch, arch beam, arch board, arch brace, arch dam, arch head, arch of aorta, arch of foot, arch of palate, arch of triumph, arch support
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Example sentences from the Web for arch head
It is divided into four lights, and the arch-head is filled with good simple tracery.
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