cross-tail

noun

A bar in a steam engine connecting the ends of the side rods or levers of a backaction or side-lever engine.

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Meanings

nouncross-tail (plural cross-tails)

plural cross-tails

  1. A bar in a steam engine connecting the ends of the side rods or levers of a backaction or side-lever engine.

Origin

From cross- + tail.

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APA

cross-tail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-tail

MLA

“cross-tail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-tail. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-tail,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-tail.

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