Usually means: Mechanical linkage transferring motion, force.
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  1. pushrod: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. pushrod: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. pushrod: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. pushrod: Collins English Dictionary
  5. pushrod: Wordnik
  6. pushrod: Wiktionary
  7. pushrod: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. pushrod: Dictionary.com
  9. Pushrod: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. pushrod: Dictionary/thesaurus

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Definitions from Wiktionary (pushrod)

noun:  (mechanical engineering) A rigid reciprocating rod that, by its movement, transmits force to actuate a mechanism.
noun:  (automotive) A rod in a piston engine that actuates rocker arms above the cylinder head.
noun:  (cycling) A rod in an internal gear hub that actuates the shifting mechanism.
noun:  (aviation) A rod used in the transmission of flight control inputs to an aircraft's control surfaces.

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