jackscrew
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of jackscrew
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But in certain conditions, the elevator and stabilizer loads combine to present high forces on the jackscrew and make turning it manually very difficult.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2019
The jackscrew, used to set the device that raises and lowers the plane’s nose, indicates the jet was configured to dive, Cox said.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2019
In the Ethiopian crash, there’s no suggestion that the jackscrew on the Boeing plane failed.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2019
Cox said he believes the jackscrew is the new evidence Elwell was citing.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2019
It was the pocket jackscrew that every bear trapper carries to set the powerful trap, and without which, indeed, one man cannot manage the springs.
From Rolf in the Woods by Ernest Thompson Seton
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