Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A shaft that turns or is turned by a crank.
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- noun A
rotating shaft thatdrives (or isdriven by) acrank .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank
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Examples
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Keyed on to the crankshaft is a flanged pulley 10 in. in diameter by 3¼ in. between flanges.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891 Various
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The crankshaft was the most highly stressed part of the entire
The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel 1916
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The crankshaft was a nickel chrome steel forging, machined hollow, with four crank pins set at 180 degrees to each other, and carried in three bearings lined with anti-friction metal.
A History of Aeronautics Evelyn Charles Vivian 1914
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Attached to the crankshaft is a set of titanium connecting rods and forged aluminum pistons, which, when combined with the cylinder heads, delivers a 9.1: 1 compression ratio.
Top Speed 2010
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Attached to the crankshaft is a set of titanium connecting rods and forged aluminum pistons, which, when combined with the cylinder heads, delivers a 9.1: 1 compression ratio.
Top Speed 2010
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Mladin's team contended that the crankshaft was a production crankshaft and the same as the crankshaft AMA Pro Racing inspected when Mladin finished second at Auto Club Speedway earlier this season.
Roadracingworld.com 2008
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D95R, badly damaged, needed a new oil pump and crankshaft.
Wild Ride 2010
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We ended up blowing our crankshaft in the engine...
Steven Crandell: "We're Destroying the Most Amazing Thing in Our Lives" -- Interview With Polar Photographer Paul Nicklen Steven Crandell 2011
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Eventually the plane came back to life and he and his co-pilot were able to land it on pontoons, but then they had to wait a month on the rapidly deteriorating summer ice for a new crankshaft.
Steven Crandell: "We're Destroying the Most Amazing Thing in Our Lives" -- Interview With Polar Photographer Paul Nicklen Steven Crandell 2011
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D95R, badly damaged, needed a new oil pump and crankshaft.
Wild Ride 2010
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