piston rod

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piston rod (plural piston rods)

  1. A rod or bar in an engine that connects a piston to a crosshead.
    • 1956 April, “"Merchant Navy" Class Pacific Modified”, in Railway Magazine, page 211:
      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.

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