crankshaft
A rotating shaft with throws (parts that stick out) and which drives, is driven by (cranked by), or functions as a crank.
A kind of
- rotating shaft
Related words
- crankwalk
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “crankshaft” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.