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radius rod

noun

  1. (in a feathering paddle wheel) any of the rods, meeting in a hub mounted eccentrically with the paddle-wheel shaft, for feathering the paddles while in the water.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of radius rod1

First recorded in 1855–60
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Example Sentences

If the radius rod on Walschaert gear is disabled, what should be done?

At last the sub-radius rod broke with our continual skidding, but I was able to get another at a hardware store on the way.

Unless radius rod lifters can be uncoupled, leave a little slack in the blocking.

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