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pushrod

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push·rod also push rod  (pshrd)
n.
A rod moved by a cam to operate the valves in an internal-combustion engine.

pushrod [ˈpʊʃˌrɒd]
n
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a metal rod transmitting the reciprocating motion that operates the valves of an internal-combustion engine having the camshaft in the crankcase


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