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noun Machinery.

a link connecting cranks on parallel shafts.

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Origin of drag link

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby drag link

drag in, drag king, draglift, dragline, dragline crane, drag link, dragnet, Drago, dragoman, dragon, dragon beam

How to use drag link in a sentence

That article noted that the F-35 does not currently have the ability to down-link live video to ground troops,.
Pentagon Misfires in Stealth Jet Scandal|Dave Majumdar|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Therefore, it is not possible for any F-35 schedule to include a video data link or infrared pointer at this point.
Pentagon Misfires in Stealth Jet Scandal|Dave Majumdar|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Authorities blame anarchists protesting a proposed high-speed rail line called TAV that will link Turin and Lyon, France.
Italy’s Terror on the Tracks|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The whys the wherefores, I think a lot of that is somehow a link from decoding texts, as they say in graduate school.
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination|Mindy Farabee|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

This breach is an extraordinary emotional drag on the exhausted population.
In One Corner of Syria, Christmas Spirit Somehow Manages to Survive|Peter Schwartzstein|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We, Watsons, are waiting for him to step forward and drag various dark mysteries into the light of day.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various
The equilibrium valve is unchanged, except that the rack is taken out and a link put in.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
Alcee Arobin and Mrs. Highcamp called for her one bright afternoon in Arobin's drag.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
The rope from his middle, a bottle of sack from his bosom, and a link of hog's puddings, pulled out of his left sleeve.
The Battle of Hexham;|George Colman
He found such delight in playing that it was frequently necessary to drag him by force from the instrument.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky

British Dictionary definitions for drag link

drag link

noun

a link for conveying motion between cranks on parallel shafts that are slightly offset. It is used in cars to connect the steering gear to the steering arm

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