flycrank

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noun

A type of mechanical crank.

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Meanings

nounflycrank (plural flycranks)

plural flycranks

  1. A type of mechanical crank.

    Final drive is by reduction gears on the jackshaft, and through flycranks and rods to the wheels.

    1950 October, “S.R. Diesel-Mechanical Shunter”, in Railway Magazine, page 692

Origin

From fly + crank.

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APA

flycrank. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flycrank

MLA

“flycrank.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flycrank. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flycrank,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flycrank.

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