Usually means: Rod connecting piston to crosshead.
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▸ noun:  A rod attached to the beam for working the valves, as in the Cornish engine.

Similar:
radius bar, tension rod, flatrod, curtain rod, tie rod, coupling rod, hook, starting bar, Cornish engine, rodwork, more...

Opposite:
socket, receptacle, outlet

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Similar:
radius bar, tension rod, flatrod, curtain rod, tie rod, coupling rod, hook, starting bar, Cornish engine, rodwork, more...

Opposite:
socket, receptacle, outlet



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