POWER TAKEOFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does power takeoff mean? 

• POWER TAKEOFF (noun)
  The noun POWER TAKEOFF has 1 sense:

1. a device that transfers power from an engine (as in a tractor or other motor vehicle) to another piece of equipment (as to a pump or jackhammer)

  Familiarity information: POWER TAKEOFF used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POWER TAKEOFF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A device that transfers power from an engine (as in a tractor or other motor vehicle) to another piece of equipment (as to a pump or jackhammer)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

power takeoff; PTO

Hypernyms ("power takeoff" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)