Examples of jackscrew in a Sentence
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The ship’s center beam broke and caused leaks until it was pushed back into place by a huge jackscrew that passengers had brought from Holland.
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Literary Hub, 12 June 2026
The landing gear was extended and measurement of the left and right wing flap jackscrews corresponded to a flaps retracted setting.
—BostonGlobe.com, 16 Oct. 2019
The item, called a jackscrew, is used to raise or lower the angle of the horizontal part of the plane’s tail.
—Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2019
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Literary Hub, 12 June 2026
The landing gear was extended and measurement of the left and right wing flap jackscrews corresponded to a flaps retracted setting.
—BostonGlobe.com, 16 Oct. 2019
The item, called a jackscrew, is used to raise or lower the angle of the horizontal part of the plane’s tail.
—Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2019
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“Jackscrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jackscrew. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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jackscrew
noun
jack·screw
-ˌskrü 
: a jack operated by a screw for lifting or for applying pressure
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