Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crank axle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: crank axle
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An axle formed in the manner of a crankshaft in an internal-combustion engine, having one or two cranked sections driven from one or two cylinders inside the main frames.

Example Sentences

"Except in the case of the largest 4-6-2, not yet in contemplation, use of two [outside] cylinders only was decided on for the following reasons:— […] 3. The crank axle is expensive in first cost and maintenance."

Inflected Forms

crank axles (plural)

Questions

What does crank axle mean?: An axle formed in the manner of a crankshaft in an internal-combustion engine, having one or two cranked sections driven from one or two cylinders inside the main frames.

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