wrist pin

noun

Any pin connecting a pitman to a crosshead.

Similar
gudgeon pin
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Meanings

nounwrist pin (plural wrist pins)

plural wrist pins

  1. engineeringAny pin connecting a pitman to a crosshead.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounpin joining a piston to a connecting rod

Similar
gudgeon pin
Broader
pin
Also see
gudgeon pin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

wrist pin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrist%20pin

MLA

“wrist pin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrist%20pin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wrist pin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrist%20pin.

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