Meaning of pilot beam | Babel Free
Definitions
a transverse beam at the end of a locomotive which carries the pilot or cowcatcher.
US
Examples
“To comply with restrictive clearances this T-1-a mounts pumps, headlight and bell on the pilot beam and carries a squared-off sandbox and a naked Coffin feedwater heater.”
“Pilot beams, however, the foremost cross-brace of the frame, continued to be made of wood until almost 1900.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.