crankshaft
noun
crank·shaft
ˈkraŋk-ˌshaft 
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Its cross-plane crankshaft is 3-ft 3.4-in-long (almost 1 m) for starters.
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New Atlas, 28 Apr. 2025
Tariffs An employee works on a vehicle crankshaft production line at a factory which produces engine parts in Binzhou, in eastern China’s Shandong province on March 14, 2025.
—Michele Luhn, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
The improvements are completed with a new crankshaft, rods, and pistons, as well as a revamped exhaust.
—New Atlas, 15 Mar. 2025
Built in 1922, the 4,350-square-foot structure once housed a machine shop that manufactured crankshafts.
—Brendel Hightower, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
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New Atlas, 28 Apr. 2025
Tariffs An employee works on a vehicle crankshaft production line at a factory which produces engine parts in Binzhou, in eastern China’s Shandong province on March 14, 2025.
—Michele Luhn, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
The improvements are completed with a new crankshaft, rods, and pistons, as well as a revamped exhaust.
—New Atlas, 15 Mar. 2025
Built in 1922, the 4,350-square-foot structure once housed a machine shop that manufactured crankshafts.
—Brendel Hightower, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Crankshaft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crankshaft. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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crankshaft
noun
crank·shaft
-ˌshaft
: a shaft turning or driven by a crank or made up of a series of cranks
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