Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trunk piston

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: trunk- pis-ton
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In a single-acting engine, an elongated hollow piston, open at the end, in which the end of the connecting rod is pivoted. The piston rod, crosshead and stuffing box are thus dispensed with.

Inflected Forms

trunk pistons (plural)

Questions

What does trunk piston mean?: In a single-acting engine, an elongated hollow piston, open at the end, in which the end of the connecting rod is pivoted. The piston rod, crosshead and stuffing box are thus dispensed with.

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