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crankpins

crankpins is the plural of crankpin.

Meaning of crankpin

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

Questions about crankpins

What is crankpins the plural of?
Crankpins is the plural of crankpin.

Words near crankpins in the dictionary

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

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