oil pan

noun

: the lower section of the crankcase used as a lubricating-oil reservoir on an internal combustion engine

Examples of oil pan in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Do not allow the iron to touch the bottom of the hot oil pan or the rosette will shatter. Mary G. Pepitone, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024 According to the listing, both the camshaft and oil pan were resealed in March 2023. Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 26 May 2023 At the very least, oil and filters need to be changed; the oil pan is usually the lowest portion of an engine, and water may have seeped in. Sun Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2023 Get a job on one of the teams, washing oil pans and stuff, work your way up. Jim Clash, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for oil pan 

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Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of oil pan was in 1908

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“Oil pan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20pan. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024.

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