"trunk piston" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trunk pistons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} trunk piston (plural trunk pistons)
  1. In a single-acting engine, an elongated hollow piston, open at the end, in which the end of the connecting rod is pivoted. The piston rod, crosshead and stuffing box are thus dispensed with.
    Sense id: en-trunk_piston-en-noun-xQKXe-iW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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