crankshaft
noun
crankshafts
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pluralof crankshaft.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Around the time of the boil-water advisories, workers at a General Motors plant in Flint noticed rust forming on engine crankshafts and blocks.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 3, 2018
On Aug. 9 it passed through the Suez Canal, and a week later it arrived in Rotterdam, its containers full of televisions and action figures, DVD players and crankshafts, chairs, tables, shirts, and shoes.
From BusinessWeek ● Sep. 5, 2013
“But you really need to do some more things to the engine — forged rods, steel crankshafts and so forth -– to ensure durability,” Mr. Reinert said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2010
Ford's older 400,000-volters could X-ray 40 crankshafts a day; the new giant works six times as fast.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the modified form of ship was built the whole system of transmission was changed, and the propellers were fitted directly on to the engine crankshafts.
From British Airships, Past, Present, and Future by George Whale
