CRANKSHAFT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("crankshaft" is a kind of...):

rotating shaft; shaft (a revolving rod that transmits power or motion)

Holonyms ("crankshaft" is a part of...):

reciprocating engine (an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders)

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb crankshaft