crosshead
[ kraws-hed, kros- ]
/ ˈkrɔsˌhɛd, ˈkrɒs- /
noun
Printing.
a title or heading filling a line or group of lines the full width of the column.
Machinery.
a sliding member of a reciprocating engine for keeping the motion of the joint between a piston rod and a connecting rod in a straight line.
Nautical.
a crosspiece on a rudderpost by which the rudder is turned.
Engineering, Building Trades.
a transverse timber for transmitting the lifting effort of two or more jackscrews supporting it to the foot of a shore that it supports.
Compare shore2(def 1).
Words nearby crosshead
crossed reflex,
crossette,
crossfire,
crossfoot,
crosshatch,
crosshead,
crossing,
crossing guard,
crossing over,
crossjack,
crosslet
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British Dictionary definitions for cross-heads
crosshead
/ (ˈkrɒsˌhɛd) /
noun
printing
a subsection or paragraph heading printed within the body of the text
a block or beam, usually restrained by sliding bearings in a reciprocating mechanism, esp the junction piece between the piston rod and connecting rod of an engine
nautical
a bar fixed across the top of the rudder post to which the tiller is attached
a block, rod, or beam fixed at the head of any part of a mechanism