little end
Britishnoun
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Also called (in vertical engines): top end. the smaller end of a connecting rod in an internal-combustion engine or reciprocating pump Compare big end
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the bearing surface between the smaller end of a connecting rod and the gudgeon pin
Example Sentences
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Just a little end of the world for everybody, no big deal.
From Salon • Aug. 21, 2024
There is, thus far, little end in sight to the war.
From Reuters • Dec. 25, 2022
Bitcoin on Saturday dropped below $20,000 for the first time since December 2020, indicating that a slide in cryptocurrency values is accelerating with little end in sight.
From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2022
But despite having multiple options for breaking through the Danish defense, the English produced disappointingly little end product after the goal.
From Slate • Jul. 7, 2021
It had a long centre section and two little end sections that could be angled backwards to deflect the wind.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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