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crankcase

/ˈkræŋkˌkeɪs/

Meanings
noun
The part of an engine that contains the crankshaft.

Examples :

"The mechanic drained the oil from the engine's crankcase. "
machine part vehicle technical

Related Words

Illustration drained

drained verb

/dɹeɪnd/

To lose liquid.

"The clogged sink drained slowly."

Illustration from

from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

Used to indicate source or provenance.

"I got a letter from my brother."

Illustration part

part noun

/pɐːt/ /pɑːt/ /pɑɹt/

A portion; a component.

"The car's engine is made of many different parts. "

Illustration crankshaft

crankshaft noun

/ˈkræŋkʃæft/ /ˈkræŋkˌʃæft/

A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank.

"The mechanic showed me the damaged crankshaft from my car's engine. "

Illustration that

that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

Something being indicated that is there; one of those.

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

Illustration of

of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration contains

contains verb

/kənˈteɪnz/

To hold inside.

"The box contains my old toys. "

Illustration mechanic

mechanic noun

/məˈkænɪk/

A manual worker; a labourer or artisan.

"The mechanic fixed the broken bicycle chain. "

Illustration engine

engine noun

/end͡ʒən/ /ˈend͡ʒɘn/ /ˈɛnd͡ʒɪn/

A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.

"The ancient Romans used a powerful siege engine to break down the city walls. "

Illustration an

an numeral

/æn/

One

"My sister has an older brother. "

Illustration oil

oil noun

/ɔɪl/

Liquid fat.

"The chef used vegetable oil to fry the potatoes. "