"pushrod" meaning in English

See pushrod in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: pushrods [plural]
Etymology: From push + rod. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|push|rod}} push + rod Head templates: {{en-noun}} pushrod (plural pushrods)
  1. (mechanical engineering) A rigid reciprocating rod that, by its movement, transmits force to actuate a mechanism.
    (automotive) A rod in a piston engine that actuates rocker arms above the cylinder head.
    Categories (topical): Automotive, Mechanical engineering, Automotive Translations (rod in a piston engine): 推杆 (Chinese Mandarin), stødstang (Danish), työntötanko (Finnish), stoßstange (German), stötstång [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pushrod-en-noun-ZGXW-~Z3 Disambiguation of Automotive: 80 7 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 16 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 71 8 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 15 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 12 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 72 10 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 60 14 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 62 13 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 55 16 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 60 14 26 Topics: automotive, engineering, mechanical, mechanical-engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, transport, vehicles Disambiguation of 'rod in a piston engine': 81 7 12
  2. (mechanical engineering) A rigid reciprocating rod that, by its movement, transmits force to actuate a mechanism.
    (cycling) A rod in an internal gear hub that actuates the shifting mechanism.
    Categories (topical): Cycling, Mechanical engineering
  3. (mechanical engineering) A rigid reciprocating rod that, by its movement, transmits force to actuate a mechanism.
    (aviation) A rod used in the transmission of flight control inputs to an aircraft's control surfaces.
    Categories (topical): Aviation, Mechanical engineering
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: push rod

Inflected forms

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