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- n. A rod attached to the piston of an engine or pump and projecting through the head of the cylinder away from the crank. Such a rod helps to support and steady the piston, especially in an engine having a very long stroke.
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“Two of these valves are placed in each piston of a double-acting air cylinder, the piston being hollow and the free air being admitted through a tail-rod pipe, letter E, Fig. 15.”
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