crankshaft
noun
crank·shaft
ˈkraŋk-ˌshaft 
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Hidden inside an overhead-cam straight six, H6’s seven-bearing crankshaft was carved out of a 700-pound steel billet and weighed 90 pounds finished and polished.
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Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
To store energy, a permanent magnet motor-generator turns the engine’s crankshaft, driving six pistons located above it.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Sep. 2013
For instance, its castings are different, and the crankshaft's throw is 2 mm greater to make for the 680cc capacity.
—New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
While both variants of the Type 35 featured a three-valve, overhead-camshaft straight-eight engine, the 35A’s power plant used a simpler, ball-bearing crankshaft (with three rather than five bearings) and smaller valves in a mill that delivered 70 hp as opposed to the racer’s 90 hp.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2024
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Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
To store energy, a permanent magnet motor-generator turns the engine’s crankshaft, driving six pistons located above it.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Sep. 2013
For instance, its castings are different, and the crankshaft's throw is 2 mm greater to make for the 680cc capacity.
—New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
While both variants of the Type 35 featured a three-valve, overhead-camshaft straight-eight engine, the 35A’s power plant used a simpler, ball-bearing crankshaft (with three rather than five bearings) and smaller valves in a mill that delivered 70 hp as opposed to the racer’s 90 hp.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2024
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crankshaft
noun
crank·shaft
-ˌshaft
: a shaft turning or driven by a crank or made up of a series of cranks
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