ALL meanings of crosshead
cross·head
C c - noun crosshead a block, rod, or beam fixed at the head of any part of a mechanism 3
- noun crosshead a sliding bar or block joining a connecting rod and a piston rod: converts reciprocating motion into rotary motion, as in the steam engine 3
- noun crosshead A crosshead is a block or bar between the piston and the connecting rod of an engine, that prevents the piston from moving from side to side and damaging the piston and cylinder. 3
- noun crosshead a subsection or paragraph heading printed within the body of the text 3
- noun crosshead a block or beam, usually restrained by sliding bearings in a reciprocating mechanism, esp the junction piece between the piston rod and connecting rod of an engine 3
- noun crosshead a bar fixed across the top of the rudder post to which the tiller is attached 3
- noun crosshead A bar or block between the piston rod and connecting rod in a steam engine. 1
- noun crosshead Printing. a title or heading filling a line or group of lines the full width of the column. 1
- noun crosshead Machinery. a sliding member of a reciprocating engine for keeping the motion of the joint between a piston rod and a connecting rod in a straight line. 1
- noun crosshead Nautical. a crosspiece on a rudderpost by which the rudder is turned. 1
- noun crosshead Engineering, Building Trades. a transverse timber for transmitting the lifting effort of two or more jackscrews supporting it to the foot of a shore that it supports. Compare shore2 (def 1). 1
- noun crosshead (engineering) A metal beam that connects a piston to a connecting rod in an engine. 0