(thing) by sui Fri Jul 27 2001 at 0:10:06

In an internal combustion engine, the metal pin or rod that holds the piston and connecting-rod together. It is held in place by gudgeon clips. All these parts are inside a cylinder.

I know this is GTKY but, Gudgeon has fully replaced 'Oblong' as my favourite word!

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