crosshead.
A metal beam that connects a piston to a connecting rod in an engine.
Meaning & usage
A metal beam that connects a piston to a connecting rod in an engine.
Large text, like a headline but typically drawn from the article, placed partway through the article to break it up visually.
A screw with a cross-shaped indentation for gripping and turning, as opposed to a flathead.
A note with an x-shaped notehead, indicating a non-tonal sound such as a drumbeat or a rapped syllable.
Where this word comes from
From cross + head.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.