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PISTON-ROD

\pˈɪstənɹˈɒd], \pˈɪstənɹˈɒd], \p_ˈɪ_s_t_ə_n_ɹ_ˈɒ_d]\

Definitions of PISTON-ROD

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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n. The rod by which the piston is moved, as in a pump, or by which it communicates motion, as in the steam engine.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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