Wort des Tages 5 September 2026

pushrod

A rigid reciprocating rod that, by its movement, transmits force to actuate a mechanism.

Warum dieses Wort

A rod that transmits force by moving. The plainest possible name for the plainest possible component.

In use

One cylinder was down on compression, and sure enough there's a bent pushrod sat in there.

Written by our editors to show how the term is used, not a recorded quotation.

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