piston rod
Americannoun
noun
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the rod that connects the piston of a reciprocating steam engine to the crosshead
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a less common name for a connecting rod
Etymology
Origin of piston rod
First recorded in 1780–90
Example Sentences
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“The right hand whipping like a piston rod which has broken through the crankcase, or like a baseball bat demolishing a pumpkin,” Norman Mailer, a ringside witness, recalled in an essay.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2013
The loud noise that Abbey and I had heard was the outboard engine throwing a piston rod, though we didn’t know that at the time.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
In determining the diameter of the piston rod, allowance is made for turning it occasionally in the lathe to restore its parallelism, the wear reducing its diameter more in the middle than at the ends.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
The particular piston there illustrated is made of brass, and is secured to a wrought-iron piston rod by a brass nut.
From An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design by Low, David Allan
The piston of a marine engine steam cylinder is a disc of cast iron, into which the piston rod is secured.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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