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
After the War, Teetor went back to Hagerstown to rejoin the company founded by his uncle in 1900, in which young Ralph had balanced crankshafts after college.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is slow and inefficient, however, and where crankshafts are frequently turned, special machines or attachments are used.
From Turning and Boring A specialized treatise for machinists, students in the industrial and engineering schools, and apprentices, on turning and boring methods, etc. by Franklin D. Jones
