piston rod

noun

a rod communicating the rectilinear motion of a piston to the small end of a connecting rod or elsewhere.

Origin of piston rod

First recorded in 1780–90

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Examples from the Web for piston rod

Historical Examples of piston rod

His gun had come to his shoulder like the piston-rod of an engine.
The Double Four
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Close the extractor around the piston-rod and insert the locking-pin.
The Gunner's Examiner
Harold E. Cloke
The main links connecting the piston-rod f with the end of the beam.
The Boy's Playbook of Science
John Henry Pepper
But that's only when the man at the head keeps his finger on the piston-rod.
Carnac's Folly, Complete
Gilbert Parker
The motion of the piston-rod backwards and forwards turns such a winch.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction
Various

British Dictionary definitions for piston rod

piston rod

noun

the rod that connects the piston of a reciprocating steam engine to the crosshead

a less common name for a connecting rod

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