power take-off
power take–off
nounDefinition of POWER TAKE-OFF
: a supplementary mechanism (as on a tractor) enabling the engine power to be used to operate nonautomotive apparatus (as a pump or saw)
First Known Use of POWER TAKE-OFF
1929
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