radius rod

noun

(in a feathering paddle wheel) any of the rods, meeting in a hub mounted eccentrically with the paddle-wheel shaft, for feathering the paddles while in the water.

Origin of radius rod

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First recorded in 1855–60

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How to use radius rod in a sentence

If the radius rod on Walschaert gear is disabled, what should be done?
The Traveling Engineers' Association | Anonymous
At last the sub-radius rod broke with our continual skidding, but I was able to get another at a hardware store on the way.
Across the Prairie in a Motor Caravan | Frances Halton Eva Hasell
Unless radius rod lifters can be uncoupled, leave a little slack in the blocking.
The Traveling Engineers' Association | Anonymous

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