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Six example sentences with crankshaft, each labelled with its topic.
The engine seized when the crankshaft snapped, turning four pistons into scrap in less than a second.
Technology
Early steam locomotives converted the piston's push into a turning crankshaft, and the whole railway age followed.
History
The racing sim models every crankshaft in the garage, so a heavier one really does blunt your acceleration.
Gaming
The foundry's entire order book is one part, a crankshaft for a single truck maker, which worries the bank.
Business
Our overland bus lost its crankshaft outside a desert town, and we waited two days for a part from the capital.
Travel
In the documentary a mechanic rebuilds a vintage crankshaft by hand while explaining why old engines sound the way they do.
Movies
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