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crankwalk en · NOUN

Etymology

From crank + walk. From crankshaft drifting around alignment.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The condition of having excessive play in the crankshaft alignment, letting it drift back and forth, allowing off-alignment interaction with the rest of the engine.

Forms

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crank walk alternative lexicographic

Coordinates

thrust bearing

Deriveds

crankwalking · crankwalked

Relateds

crankshaft · crank · crankcase