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CRANKSHAFT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crankshaft mean?
• CRANKSHAFT (noun)
The noun CRANKSHAFT has 1 sense:
1. a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank
Familiarity information: CRANKSHAFT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("crankshaft" is a kind of...):
rotating shaft; shaft (a revolving rod that transmits power or motion)
Holonyms ("crankshaft" is a part of...):
reciprocating engine (an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders)
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