piston rod

Noun

Meaning

connecting rod that moves or is moved by a piston

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

pitman engine link rocker parts connecting rod piston connecting rod piston pin piston rod assembly piston rod guide piston rod seal piston rod unit piston rods piston shaft piston skirt
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Hypernyms

connecting rod

Examples

This pin is mounted within the piston: unlike the steam engine, there is no piston rod or crosshead (except big two stroke engines). Source: Internet

To make these more compact, they avoided the steam engine's usual piston rod with separate crosshead and were instead the first engine design to place the gudgeon pin directly within the piston. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

piston ring piston ring groove piston rings piston rod assembly piston rod guide piston rod seal