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Webster 1913 Edition


Cross-tail

Cross′-tailˊ

(-t?lˊ)
,
Noun.
(Steam Engine)
A bar connecting the ends of the side rods or levers of a backaction or side-lever engine.

Definition 2024


cross-tail

cross-tail

English

Noun

cross-tail (plural cross-tails)

  1. A bar in a steam engine connecting the ends of the side rods or levers of a backaction or side-lever engine.