cross-compound
[ kraws-kom-pound, kros- ]
/ ˈkrɔsˈkɒm paʊnd, ˈkrɒs- /
adjective
(of a compound engine or turbine) having the high-pressure and low-pressure units side by side.
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tandem-compound.
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Example sentences from the Web for cross-compound
In the case of a cross-compound engine, a receiver is always used.
Steam Engines |AnonymousIf a receiving valve in a cross-compound compressor breaks, what may be done?
The Traveling Engineers' Association |AnonymousEach consisted of two duplex air cylinders fitted to a cross-compound, Corliss-Bass, steam engine.
Fig. 48 shows a cross-compound engine of heavy design, built especially for rolling mill work.
Steam Engines |Anonymous