クロスヘッドMeanings1nouncrossheadengineering›Engineering term for a sliding member connecting a piston rod to a connecting rod in a reciprocating engine or pump.蒸じょう気き機き関かんのクロスヘッドはピストンの往おう復ふく運うん動どうを回かい転てんに変かえる。The crosshead of a steam engine converts the piston's reciprocating motion into rotation.