Block and Crosshead
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Block
Crosshead
Crosshead noun - Metal block that connects to a piston; it slides on parallel guides and moves a connecting rod back and forth.
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Crosshead and Block. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/block/crosshead
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