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crankshaft
crank·shaft [ krángk shàft ] (plural crank·shafts)


noun 
Definition:
 
shaft attached to connecting rod: a shaft that drives or is driven by a crank, e.g. one attached to a connecting rod in an internal-combustion engine
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