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Related to gudgeon pins: wrist pin, piston pin

gudgeon pin

n.
See wrist pin.
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gudgeon pin

n
(Mechanical Engineering) Brit the pin through the skirt of a piston in an internal-combustion engine, to which the little end of the connecting rod is attached. US and Canadian name: wrist pin
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Noun1.gudgeon pin - pin joining a piston to a connecting rod
wrist pin
pin - a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
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