crankshaft
noun
crank·shaft
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Kurek made three pieces for the show including a bench from pallet wood; an old iron gate and flooring out of an old Baltimore row home and a table made out of a crankshaft, pistons and license plates. — Lyndi Mcnulty, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "An Eye for Art: Manchester artist fell in love with making ‘something cool out of nothing’," 14 Aug. 2019 Every crankshaft has a pulley, which is held on by a bolt on the front of the engine. — Ray Magliozzi, courant.com, "Car Talk: Seize this opportunity to learn about your engine," 28 July 2019 When the Ram 1500 accelerates at low speed, its regenerative capability acts as a motor that delivers power to the engine's crankshaft like a helping hand. — Matthew Jancer, Popular Mechanics, "Ram 1500 eTorque: Why the Electrified Pickup Truck Is Even Better," 19 Sep. 2018 The other main advantage King claims is that the Szorenyi's rev limit isn't constrained by the crankshaft bending that results from the Wankel's eccentric rotors. — Matthew Jancer, Popular Mechanics, "The Rhombus Rotary Engine: Can a Quirky New Design Top the Famous Wankel?," 18 Jan. 2019 Infiniti's solution involves replacing the usual connecting rod between the piston head and crankshaft with a multilink arrangement. — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, "Variable-compression engine meets crossover: Infiniti QX50 review," 8 Nov. 2018 Tuneups are kind of outdated these days because this computer system self-corrects the fuel mixture and ignition at every crankshaft revolution. — Michael Austin, Popular Mechanics, "What Your Check Engine Light Means and What To Do About It," 31 July 2018 For every 90 degrees that the crankshaft turns on a V8 or every 180 degrees on an I4, DSF is making a decision. — Matthew Jancer, Popular Mechanics, "How Smarter Cylinder-Skipping Will Make Gas Engines Better," 7 Aug. 2018 But the shortest route is to minimize the duration of the start/stop event itself, so that the engine fires within the first rotation of the engine crankshaft. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "2019 Mercedes-Benz CLS: A Move Toward Electrification," 3 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'crankshaft.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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crankshaft
noun
English Language Learners Definition of crankshaft
technical
: a long metal piece that connects a vehicle's engine to the wheels and helps turn them
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