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Definition: CRANK SHAFT |
CRANK SHAFT1. A shaft bent into a crank, or having a crank fastened to it, by which it drives or is driven. |
| Domain | Definition |
Mechanical Engineering | A shaft driven by or driving a crank. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: CRANK SHAFT |
| English words defined with "CRANK SHAFT": Jack post ♦ Self-contained steam engine ♦ Vertical steam engine. (references) |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Central repair shop, Salem, Virginia. U.S. Civilian Conservation Corps Director, James J. McEntee, looks on while enrollees receive direction from instructor L.W. Overstreet for assemblying crank shaft, connecting rods, etc. Left to right: L.W. Overstre. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
crank shaft | 33 |
crank shaft turn | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "CRANK SHAFT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Arabic | العمود المرفقي. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | Krumtapaksel (crankshaft, crank-shaft, driving shaft, main shaft), forkroeppet aksel (cranked axle, crankshaft, crank-shaft, driving shaft, main shaft). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | verkropte as (crankshaft, crank-shaft, driving shaft, main shaft), Krukas (cranked axle, crankshaft, crank-shaft, driving shaft, main shaft). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | vilebrequin (crankshaft, crank-shaft). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Kurbelwelle (crankshaft). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | στροφαλοφόρος άξονας (crankshaft, crank-shaft, driving shaft, main shaft). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | 'ל ארכוב". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | fõtengely (Arbor, arbour). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | manovella (crank, handle, winch), albero a manovella (crankshaft, crank-shaft, driving shaft, main shaft), albero a gomiti (crankshaft). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ankcray aftshay cigüenal (crankshaft, crank-shaft, driving shaft, main shaft). (various references) krank mili. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: crankshaft. | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-f-h-k-n-r-s-t" | |
-2 letters: hatracks. | |
-3 letters: anarchs, caftans, chakras, charkas, hatrack, kaftans, kantars, ransack. | |
-4 letters: anarch, arhats, ashcan, askant, caftan, carats, chakra, chants, charas, charka, charks, charts, crafts, cranks, fracas, francs, franks, kaftan, kantar, karats, krafts, nachas, ratans, sancta, shrank, snatch, stanch, starch, tankas, thacks, thanks, tracks, tranks. | |
-5 letters: afars, ankhs, antas, antra, araks, arhat, canst, cants, carat. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-f-h-k-n-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: crankshafts. | |
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