crankshaft

[krangk-shaft, -shahft] /ˈkræŋkˌʃæft, -ˌʃɑft/
noun, Machinery
1.
a shaft having one or more cranks, usually formed as integral parts.
Origin
1850-55; crank1 + shaft
Examples from the web for crankshaft
  • Oil from the open crankshaft jetting up in his face, a hurricane of dirt thrown up on his skidding turns.
  • The wind turns the blades, which turns a crankshaft that creates mechanical power.
  • The small explosion that results pushes the piston down, turning the crankshaft and propelling the car.
  • His first attempt was a four-wheeled vehicle with a treadmill crankshaft between the rear wheels.
  • The dynamo's crankshaft broke after only a few hours of use.
  • Free-piston engines do away with the crankshaft: the pistons aren't connected to anything.
  • The fact you catch some of that kinetic energy with the crankshaft is nothing compared to the heat radiating from the engine.
  • Connecting rods are one piece, while crankshaft is made of multiple pieces.
  • Lack of crankshaft process control caused the subsurface metallurgical flaws.
  • Compression was obtained within all cylinders as the engine's crankshaft was rotated.
British Dictionary definitions for crankshaft

crankshaft

/ˈkræŋkˌʃɑːft/
noun
1.
a shaft having one or more cranks, esp the main shaft of an internal-combustion engine to which the connecting rods are attached
Word Origin and History for crankshaft
n.

1854, from crank (v.) + shaft (n.). The basic form of the mechanism appears to date from Roman times.