crankpin

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
20
Letters
8

Definition of crankpin

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The pin that attaches a connecting rod to a crank.
    “Three independent sets of Walschaerts valve gear are provided, those for the outside cylinders being driven by return cranks placed on the driving crankpins, and by crosshead arms attached to the crossheads.”

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Etymology

From crank + pin.

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