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Words nearby camshaft
campylodactyly, CAMRA, Cam Ranh, Cam Ranh Bay, Camrose, camshaft, Camus, cam wheel, camwood, can, Cana
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Example sentences from the Web for camshaft
The camshaft and magneto were driven by the crankshaft through a three-member train of spur gears (see Figures 9, 10 and 11).
The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design|Leonard S. Hobbs.The cam-shaft is hollow, and serves as a channel for the conveyance of lubricating oil to each of the camshaft bearings.
A History of Aeronautics|E. Charles VivianThe camshaft construction was considerably altered from the 1903 design.
The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design|Leonard S. Hobbs.
British Dictionary definitions for camshaft
camshaft
/ (ˈkæmˌʃɑːft) /
noun
a shaft having one or more cams attached to it, esp one used to operate the valves of an internal-combustion engine
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