How to pronounce “crosshead”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (mechanical engineering) A metal beam that connects a piston to a connecting rod in an engine.
• (journalism) 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.
• (musical notation) A note with an x-shaped notehead, indicating a non-tonal sound such as a drumbeat or a rapped syllable.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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