side rod

noun

1

: either of the rods connecting the piston-rod crosshead with the side levers in a side-lever engine

2

: a steel rod connecting the crankpins of any two adjoining driving wheels on the same side of a locomotive to distribute power from the main rod to each of the driving wheels : coupling rod

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