crankcase
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Noun (1)
- housing for a crankshaftType of housingPart of reciprocating engine
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
crankcase noun
the housing for a crankshaft and connecting parts in an internal-combustion engine.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5