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swash plate

noun

Definition of swash plate

1 : a revolving circular plate set obliquely on a shaft and acting as a cam to give a reciprocating motion to a rod in a direction parallel to the shaft
2 [ 1swash ] : swash bulkhead

History and Etymology for swash plate

from obsolete swash slanting, of unknown origin

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