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
The experimental Allison's cylinders are grouped in a W over two-geared crankshafts.
From Time Magazine Archive
The crankshafts of these engines were usually fitted with steel flywheels in order to give a very even torque, the wheels being specially constructed with wire spokes.
From A History of Aeronautics by Evelyn Charles Vivian
