crosshead
Collocations
2ADJ.
short
VERB + CROSSHEAD
expose, include
Definitions
noun
A metal beam that connects a piston to a connecting rod in an engine.
All the Connor characteristics are seen in this locomotive: sharply inclined cylinders let into the side framing, which was slotted to expose the crosshead; […].
Large text, like a headline but typically drawn from the article, placed partway through the article to break it up visually.
Other bits of furniture include [...] the crosshead, a short heading between paragraphs that breaks up a long piece.
A screw with a cross-shaped indentation for gripping and turning, as opposed to a flathead.
The screws were crossheads and the screwdriver was slightly too large for them, so he had to hold it at an angle.
A note with an x-shaped notehead, indicating a non-tonal sound such as a drumbeat or a rapped syllable.
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noun — a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the tex
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Example Bank
3All the Connor characteristics are seen in this locomotive: sharply inclined cylinders let into the side framing, which was slotted to expose the crosshead; […].
WiktionaryOther bits of furniture include [...] the crosshead, a short heading between paragraphs that breaks up a long piece.
WiktionaryThe screws were crossheads and the screwdriver was slightly too large for them, so he had to hold it at an angle.
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