Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
crap out
crape
crape myrtle
crapper
crappie
crappy
craps
crapshoot
crapulence
crapulous
craquelure
crash (1)
crash (2)
crash ad
crash ax
crash barrier
crash box
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

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
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft