All the Connor characteristics are seen in this locomotive: sharply inclined cylinders let into the side framing, which was slotted to expose the crosshead; […].
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Crosshead
Synonyms for "crosshead" (3 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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Noun(1 words)
Related words (1)
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9 translations across 6 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- кръстовка noun (metal beam)
Hebrew
2 entries- זַחֲלָן צְלָבִי noun (metal beam)
- רֹאשׁ צְלָב noun (metal beam)
Icelandic
1 entries- krosshaus noun (metal beam)
Irish
1 entries- croscheann noun (metal beam)
Italian
2 entries- testa a croce noun (metal beam)
- testacroce noun (metal beam)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- križna gláva noun (metal beam)
- крижна гла́ва noun (metal beam)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Other bits of furniture include [...] the crosshead, a short heading between paragraphs that breaks up a long piece.
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The screws were crossheads and the screwdriver was slightly too large for them, so he had to hold it at an angle.
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