crankpin

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noun

The pin that attaches a connecting rod to a crank.

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Meanings

nouncrankpin (plural crankpins)

plural crankpins · alternative crank pin

  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.

    1956 April, “"Merchant Navy" Class Pacific Modified”, in Railway Magazine, page 209

Origin

From crank + pin.

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APA

crankpin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crankpin

MLA

“crankpin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crankpin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crankpin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crankpin.

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