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CRANKSHAFT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does crankshaft mean? 

CRANKSHAFT (noun)
  The noun CRANKSHAFT has 1 sense:

1. a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crankplay

  Familiarity information: CRANKSHAFT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CRANKSHAFT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("crankshaft" is a kind of...):

rotating shaft; shaft (a revolving rod that transmits power or motion)

Holonyms ("crankshaft" 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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