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crankpin

crankpin noun: the pin that attaches a connecting rod to a crank.

Noun

crankpin (plural crankpins)

  1. The pin that attaches a connecting rod to a crank.
    • Three independent sets of Walschaerts valve gear are provided, those for the outside cylinders being driven by return cranks placed on the driving crankpins, and by crosshead arms attached to the crossheads.1956 April, “"Merchant Navy" Class Pacific Modified”, in Railway Magazine, page 209

Forms of crankpin

pluralcrankpins
alternative formcrank pin

Origin of crankpin

From crank + pin.

Questions about crankpin

What does crankpin mean?
Crankpin means the pin that attaches a connecting rod to a crank.
What part of speech is crankpin?
Crankpin is a noun.
What is the plural of crankpin?
The plural of crankpin is crankpins.

Words near crankpin in the dictionary

  1. crankless
  2. crankling
  3. crankman
  4. crankmen
  5. crankness
  6. crankpin
  7. crankpins
  8. cranks
  9. cranks it
  10. cranks off
  11. cranks one out

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