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crankcases

crankcases is the plural of crankcase.

Meaning of crankcase

Noun

crankcase (plural crankcases)

  1. The part of an engine that contains the crankshaft.
    • The crankcase itself is in one piece, in the form of a tunnel into which the crankshaft is introduced from one end.1960 January, “The Swindon Type "4" diesel-hydraulic units”, in Trains Illustrated, page 41

Questions about crankcases

What is crankcases the plural of?
Crankcases is the plural of crankcase.

Words near crankcases in the dictionary

  1. crankbait
  2. crankbaits
  3. crankbird
  4. crankbirds
  5. crankcase
  6. crankcases
  7. cranked
  8. cranked it
  9. cranked off
  10. cranked one out
  11. cranked one's hog

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