power take-off

noun

: a supplementary mechanism (as on a tractor) enabling the engine power to be used to operate nonautomotive apparatus (such as a pump or saw)

Examples of power take-off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lawrence said the early investigation indicates that a power take-off unit failed, severing the hydraulic line. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2019

The idea, explains Paul Eremenko, UTC’s chief technology officer, is that during a full-power take-off and climb the combination of electric motor and jet turbine would produce the necessary 2MW. — The Economist, 28 June 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for power take-off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff