jackscrew
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of jackscrew
Example Sentences
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As Lemme explains, this “will make the nose drop a bit,” but it will relax the force on the elevator and on the jackscrew, allowing the pilot to crank the stabilizer trim wheel.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2019
Last week investigators found a device known as a jackscrew in the wreckage, which suggests the Ethiopian flight might have had a problem with the automated system also suspected in the Lion Air crash.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2019
In the crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 in January 2000, federal investigators found that jackscrew failed from excessive wear.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2019
Investigators found a device known as a jackscrew in the wreckage.
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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