jackscrew
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of jackscrew
Example Sentences
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In this scenario, the air flow pushing downward against the elevator would have created an equal and opposite load on the jackscrew, a force tending to hold the stabilizer in its upward displacement.
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
The news that ground investigators had discovered the jackscrew from the Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX that crashed Sunday evoked strong memories and comparisons to the 2000 crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261.
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
Your car is too big for one person to stir— Your chauffeur is a little man, too; Yet he lifts that machine, does the little chauffeur, By the power of a gentle jackscrew.
From What Diantha Did by Gilman, Charlotte Perkins
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