crankshaft

[krangk-shaft, -shahft]

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noun Machinery.

a shaft having one or more cranks, usually formed as integral parts.

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Origin:
1850–55; crank¹ + shaft

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crankshaft (ˈkræŋkˌʃɑːft)

—n
	a shaft having one or more cranks, esp the main shaft of an internal-combustion engine to which the connecting rods are attached

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Word Origin & History

crankshaft

1854, from crank + shaft. The basic form of the mechanism appears to date from Roman times.

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