crank axle
crank axle noun: an axle formed in the manner of a crankshaft in an internal-combustion engine, having one or two cranked sections driven from one or two cylinders inside the main frames.

Noun
crank axle (plural crank axles)
- An axle formed in the manner of a crankshaft in an internal-combustion engine, having one or two cranked sections driven from one or two cylinders inside the main frames.
- Except in the case of the largest 4-6-2, not yet in contemplation, use of two [outside] cylinders only was decided on for the following reasons:— […] 3. The crank axle is expensive in first cost and maintenance.1951 July, “British Standard Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 441
crank axle meaning in Tamil
crank axle in Tamil
- வணரி இருசு
Forms of crank axle
| plural | crank axles |
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Questions about crank axle
- What does crank axle mean?
- Crank axle means an axle formed in the manner of a crankshaft in an internal-combustion engine, having one or two cranked sections driven from one or two cylinders inside the main frames.
- What is crank axle in Tamil?
- Crank axle in Tamil is வணரி இருசு. See Crank axle meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is crank axle?
- Crank axle is a noun.
- What is the plural of crank axle?
- The plural of crank axle is crank axles.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: crank axle (page history and authors); crank axle (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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