CRANKCASE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Housing for a crankshaft

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("crankcase" is a kind of...):

housing (a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component)

Holonyms ("crankcase" is a part of...):

reciprocating engine (an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders)

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