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- noun Plural form of
crankpin .
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Examples
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The Mogul himself had waddled into a corn-field, and there he knelt -- fantastic wreaths of green twisted round his crankpins; his pilot covered with solid clods of field, on which corn nodded drunkenly; his fire put out with dirt (Evans had done that as soon as he recovered his senses); and his broken headlight half full of half-burnt moths.
The Day's Work - Volume 1 Rudyard Kipling 1900
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The forged steel crankshaft's offset crankpins produce the staggered firing order internal combustion heartbeat and elongated exhaust note that attract cruiser riders
Top Speed 2010
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With four crankpins aligned in two planes, the crankshaft produces an uneven firing interval of 270-180-90-180 degrees that gives the bike a rider-friendly and easier-to-master linear power delivery.
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The crankshaft of the 2009 Yamaha R1, clearly showing the asymmetrical layout of the crankpins.
Motoring 2009
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