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piston rods

piston rods is the plural of piston rod.

Meaning of piston rod

Noun

piston rod (plural piston rods)

  1. A rod or bar in an engine that connects a piston to a crosshead.
    • The cylinder barrels are lubricated by non-atomised feeds introduced at top and bottom. The remaining non-atomised feeds are to the piston rod packing and the valve spindle rear bush.1956 April, “"Merchant Navy" Class Pacific Modified”, in Railway Magazine, page 211

Questions about piston rods

What is piston rods the plural of?
Piston rods is the plural of piston rod.

Words near piston rods in the dictionary

  1. piston engine
  2. piston engines
  3. piston ring
  4. piston rings
  5. piston rod
  6. piston rods
  7. piston valve
  8. piston valves
  9. Pistone
  10. pistoned
  11. Pistones

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