Definition of "crankshaft" []

• A shaft that turns or is turned by a crank. (noun)

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• "Keyed on to the crankshaft is a flanged pulley 10 in. in diameter by 3¼ in. between flanges."
• "The crankshaft was the most highly stressed part of the entire"
• "The crankshaft was a nickel chrome steel forging, machined hollow, with four crank pins set at 180 degrees to each other, and carried in three bearings lined with anti-friction metal."