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coupling rod

noun

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  1. A rod that couples the driving wheels of a locomotive, a steam locomotive in particular,…

    A rod that couples the driving wheels of a locomotive, a steam locomotive in particular, so that the driving wheels act together as a unit.

    • The locomotive had been magnificently burnished at Norwich depot, with polished brasswork and red-painted coupling rods—all the more creditable, Dr. Allen adds, as it spent many months last winter in open store.

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