Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The metal case enclosing the crankshaft and associated parts in a reciprocating engine.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the housing for a crankshaft and connecting parts in an internal-combustion engine.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the part of an
engine that contains thecrankshaft
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun housing for a crankshaft
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Examples
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Such engines, called crankcase-scavenged, are almost universally used in the outboard motor industry.
Chapter 5 1983
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The crankcase is a high-strength aluminum-alloy casting produced in a complex process.
Autoblog 2009
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The monoblock is mounted on the upper crankcase, which is a common component with all of Lotus 'single-cylinder research engines.
Autoblog Green 2009
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The crankcase is a high-strength aluminum-alloy casting produced in a complex process.
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The crankcase is a high-strength aluminum-alloy casting produced in a complex process.
Jalopnik 2009
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Result: a clean bill of health; the original gas station operator had been very conscientious, and had not dumped used crankcase oil out back or had leaking bulk storage tanks or any of the other nightmares that some old gas stations can exhibit.
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They apply to the treatment of gas in a positive crankcase ventilation system regardless of the type of fuel used in the engine.
Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » New Clean Diesel Technology 2009
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The ability to unscrew a drain plug above a suitable catch-pan, wait for the fluid to leak out, replace the filter and the plug, and then dump four to five quarts of the proper viscosity motor oil in a crankcase?
Think Progress » Profit-Seeking Palin Reportedly Rips CPAC As A Profiteering Convention 2010
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Carnival said a crankcase split on one of the ship's six diesel engines, causing the fire.
Powerless Cruise Ship Finally Reaches San Diego Harbor (PHOTOS) AP/HuffPost 2010
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Uh huh....so then the board admits that it agrees with Peter Gill, a denialist crankcase'.
When you're in a hole stop digging EliRabett 2010
bilby commented on the word crankcase
What a wonderful mechanical word.
June 13, 2009
mollusque commented on the word crankcase
It goes well with dipstick.
June 13, 2009
reesetee commented on the word crankcase
Crankshaft is pretty good too.
June 14, 2009
strev commented on the word crankcase
This is a crank call. Please ignore it.
June 14, 2009