jackscrew
IPA: dʒˈækskru
noun
- A jack (mechanical lifting device) which is operated by turning a leadscrew.
- A leadscrew; a screw used to translate rotational into linear motion.
Examples of "jackscrew" in Sentences
- Most jackscrews are lubricated with grease.
- A farmer's jackscrew secured the damage until landfall.
- A jackscrew or car jack is a familiar mechanical actuator.
- The jackscrew figured prominently in the classic novel Robinson Crusoe .
- As the jackscrew rotates it moves up or down through the fixed acme nut.
- The jackscrew figured prominently in the classic novel 'Robinson Crusoe'.
- Isn't device shown here a screw jack, a device which employs a jackscrew.