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flycrank

flycrank noun: a type of mechanical crank.

Noun

flycrank (plural flycranks)

  1. A type of mechanical crank.
    • Final drive is by reduction gears on the jackshaft, and through flycranks and rods to the wheels.1950 October, “S.R. Diesel-Mechanical Shunter”, in Railway Magazine, page 692

Forms of flycrank

pluralflycranks

Origin of flycrank

From fly + crank.

Questions about flycrank

What does flycrank mean?
Flycrank means a type of mechanical crank.
What part of speech is flycrank?
Flycrank is a noun.
What is the plural of flycrank?
The plural of flycrank is flycranks.

Words near flycrank in the dictionary

  1. flycaught
  2. flycop
  3. flycops
  4. flycraft
  5. flycrafts
  6. flycrank
  7. flycranks
  8. flye
  9. flyed
  10. flyer
  11. Flyera

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