crankcase

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noun

The part of an engine that contains the crankshaft.

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Meanings

nouncrankcase (plural crankcases)

plural crankcases

  1. The part of an engine that contains the crankshaft.

    The crankcase itself is in one piece, in the form of a tunnel into which the crankshaft is introduced from one end.

    1960 January, “The Swindon Type "4" diesel-hydraulic units”, in Trains Illustrated, page 41

Origin

From crank + case.

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Translations

Arabic عُلْبَة الْمِرْفَق
  • عُلْبَة الْمِرْفَقcrankcase
Catalan càrter
  • càrtercrankcase
Danish krumtaphus
  • krumtaphuscrankcase
Finnish kampikammio
  • kampikammiocrankcase
French carter
  • cartercrankcase
German Kurbelgehäuse
  • Kurbelgehäusecrankcase
Greek στροφαλοθάλαμος
  • στροφαλοθάλαμος (strofalothálamos)crankcase
Hebrew בֵּית גַּל אַרְכֻּבָּה
  • בֵּית גַּל אַרְכֻּבָּה (beyt gal arkuba)crankcase
Polish skrzynia korbowa
  • skrzynia korbowacrankcase
Portuguese cárter
  • cártercrankcase
Spanish cárter
  • cártercrankcase
Swedish vevhus
  • vevhuscrankcase
Thai ห้องข้อเหวี่ยง
  • ห้องข้อเหวี่ยงcrankcase
Cite this entry
APA

crankcase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crankcase

MLA

“crankcase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crankcase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crankcase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crankcase.

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