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cross-tail

cross-tail noun: a bar in a steam engine connecting the ends of the side rods or levers of a backaction or side-lever engine.

cross-tail: a bar in a steam engine connecting the ends of the side rods or levers of a backaction or...
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Noun

cross-tail (plural cross-tails)

  1. A bar in a steam engine connecting the ends of the side rods or levers of a backaction or side-lever engine.

Forms of cross-tail

pluralcross-tails

Origin of cross-tail

From cross- + tail.

Questions about cross-tail

What does cross-tail mean?
Cross-tail means a bar in a steam engine connecting the ends of the side rods or levers of a backaction or side-lever engine.
What part of speech is cross-tail?
Cross-tail is a noun.
What is the plural of cross-tail?
The plural of cross-tail is cross-tails.

Words near cross-tail in the dictionary

  1. cross-subsidizing
  2. cross-subsidy
  3. cross-tab
  4. cross-tabs
  5. cross-tabulate
  6. cross-tail
  7. cross-tails
  8. cross-talk
  9. cross-thread
  10. cross-threaded
  11. cross-threading

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