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CRANKCASE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crankcase mean?
• CRANKCASE (noun)
The noun CRANKCASE has 1 sense:
1. housing for a crankshaft
Familiarity information: CRANKCASE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Housing for a crankshaft
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("crankcase" is a kind of...):
housing (a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component)
Holonyms ("crankcase" 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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