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PRONUNCIATION OF JACKSCREW

jackscrew  [ˈdʒækˌskruː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JACKSCREW

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Jackscrew is a noun.
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WHAT DOES JACKSCREW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Jackscrew

A jackscrew is a type of jack that is operated by turning a leadscrew. In the form of a screw jack it is commonly used to lift heavy weights, such as the foundations of houses, or large vehicles. A 2.5-ton screw jack. The jack is operated by inserting the bar in the holes at the top and turning. A jackscrew operates this automotive scissor jack. Antique locomotive screw jack Antique wooden jackscrew for repair of cart and wagon wheels...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JACKSCREW


accrew
əˈkruː
accrue
əˈkruː
aircrew
ˈɛəˌkruː
airscrew
ˈɛəˌskruː
concrew
kɒnˈkruː
corkscrew
ˈkɔːkˌskruː
crew
kruː
Crewe
kruː
cru
kruː
decrew
diːˈkruː
ecru
ˈɛkruː
krewe
kruː
screw
skruː
setscrew
ˈsɛtˌskruː
thumbscrew
ˈθʌmˌskruː
unscrew
ʌnˈskruː
woodscrew
ˈwʊdˌskruː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JACKSCREW

jackling
jackman
jackpot
jackpot winning ticket
jackroll
jacks
jacks-in-the-box
jackshaft
jacksie
jacksmelt
jacksmith
jacksnipe
Jackson
Jacksonian
Jacksonville
jackstay
jackstone
jackstraw
jackstraws
jacksy

WORDS THAT END LIKE JACKSCREW

Allen screw
Archimedean screw
Archimedes´ screw
binding screw
cabin crew
cap screw
coach screw
grub screw
ice screw
interrupted screw
lag screw
lead screw
levelling screw
lug screw
machine screw
micrometer screw
Phillips screw
Robertson screw
self-tapping screw
turn the screw
twin-screw

Synonyms and antonyms of jackscrew in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «jackscrew» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JACKSCREW

Find out the translation of jackscrew to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of jackscrew from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jackscrew» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

螺旋千斤顶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jackscrew
570 millions of speakers

English

jackscrew
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

jackscrew
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مرفاع لولبي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Винтовой домкрат
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

macaco de parafuso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

jackscrew
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vérin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jackscrew
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Druckspindel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ねじジャッキ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잭 나사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jackscrew
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

jackscrew
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

jackscrew
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जॅकस्रीव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kriko
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Vite di pressione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

śrubowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гвинтовий домкрат
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jackscrew
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοχλία καθοδηγήσεως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vijzel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skruvdomkraft
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Løfteskrue
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jackscrew

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JACKSCREW»

The term «jackscrew» is normally little used and occupies the 112.131 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JACKSCREW» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jackscrew

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JACKSCREW»

Discover the use of jackscrew in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jackscrew and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Flying Magazine
The Alaska Airlines maintenance instructions for checking the end play of the trim jackscrew contained the following passage: “Check that end play limits are between .003 and .040 inch. Readings in excess of the above are cause for ...
2
Soldier's Manual: Dental Laboratory Specialist
Reduce any portion of the Jackscrew handle, on the tissue side of the Jackscrew, that may interfer with proper seating of the Jackscrew. Hold the handle of the Jackscrew and position the Jackscrew in the center of the reduced area of the ...
United States. Department of the Army, 1977
3
Air Crash Investigations: The Crash of Alaska Airlines ...
measurement data of all jackscrew assemblies that had been shipped to Integrated Aerospace for overhaul from 1996 to 1999. A review of the data indicated that, out of a total of 214 jackscrew assemblies, 13 had a recorded bench-check end ...
Allistair Fitzgerald, 2009
4
Wear of Materials
In the years prior to the accident, the lubricating grease for the jackscrew of the accident aircraft was switched from Mobilgrease 28 to a relatively new brand of aviation grease Aeroshell 33 (hereafter referred to M28 and A33, respectively).
Peter J. Blau, R. G. Bayer, 2003
5
How to Rebuild the 4.6-/5.4-Liter Ford Engines
Romeo blocks use a jackscrew main cap design, which requires torquing the main caps and then jackscrews to precise specifications. The Windsor unit has a tapered dowel pin design, which requires less assembly time and proper torquing ...
George Reid, 2009
6
Productivity and Reliability-Based Maintenance Management
The only explanation for the airplane's fatal dive, which is provided by the preliminary analysis of the data from the jet's flight recorder, is that the jackscrew assembly's end stop broke off in flight. The end stop, which is attached to the bottom of ...
Matthew P. Stephens, 2010
7
Direct Support and General Support Maintenance Manual: ...
(5) Disengage the four locking pins and perform a lowering and lifting check of the cranking system. (6) Replace the jackscrew cover and secure it in place with the 12 1/4-20 machine screws. Make sure that all shims between top plate and ...
‎1982
8
Ten Questions About Human Error: A New View of Human Factors ...
The slide was incremental: step by step, decision by decision. In 1985, jackscrew lubrication was to be accomplished every 700 hours, at every other so- called maintenance B check (which occurs every 350 flight hours). In 1987, the B-check  ...
Sidney Dekker, 2004
9
Drift into Failure: From Hunting Broken Components to ...
THE BROKEN PART As the investigation examined airplane parts from the sea floor and matched the wreckage with data traces from the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder, the culprit became obvious: the jackscrew-nut ...
Professor Sidney Dekker, 2012
10
Hedgehopping Aviation: A Book for Pilots by a Pilot
There are actually three brakes on the jackscrew. The important one is the one that prevents reverse rotation. I made an in-flight test of all our 727's for stabilizer brake operation and found two in which an unwanted slippage could be induced.
Clyde E. Roach, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JACKSCREW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jackscrew is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Inside Look at Modular V-8 Performance From 1996 to 2014
On the blocks, Romeo versions use jackscrew cross-bolts on the caps, and Windsor blocks sport a dowel pin. It's also commonly known that ... «Mustang 360, May 15»
2
Shifting cargo likely damaged National 747's systems: NTSB
“If the stabilizer jackscrew actuator had been liberated from its attach points on the fuselage by the MRAP, the horizontal stabilizer control ... «Flightglobal, Feb 15»
3
Predict The Future With These Laws Of Innovation
Examples: Guttenberg leveraged the wine press to create the printing press, the railroad jackscrew was used to create modern municipal ... «Forbes, Jan 15»
4
Madam Secretary Recap: So It Goes
It was caused by “stabilizer failure” due to a faulty R47 jackscrew in the C600 plane that Marsh had fly in. Isabelle then reminded them that the ... «Movie News Guide, Dec 14»
5
Madam Secretary Season 1 Episode 9 Review: So It Goes
Henry had another theory that their killer could have exploited the known weakness of the R-47 jackscrew by sabotaging another part of the ... «TV Fanatic, Nov 14»
6
The Mayflower
This was repaired with the use of a metal mechanical device called a jackscrew, which had been loaded on board to help in the construction of ... «Daily Herald, Nov 14»
7
Clarke & Severn releases squeeze latch system
Conversion from the older jackscrew designs is done by adding a 'latching adapter' to the existing Micro-D connectors. Compactly designed ... «Electronics News, Sep 14»
8
Chicago man crushed by car that slipped off jack
A Jackscrew-style car jack (Photo: Wikipedia Commons). CONNECT 2 TWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago ... «KSDK, May 14»
9
How to Build a Ford SOHC 3V Engine
This is a new 4.6L Romeo block with jackscrew fit cross bolted main caps, which is an excellent foundation for your 3V project. Later blocks are ... «Mustangs and Fords Magazine, May 14»
10
In Eastern Montana, a confluence of federal promises to farmers, fish …
The floodgate crown rotates clockwise across threads of a jackscrew and again water flows through the 400 miles of canals, prompting a green ... «The Missoulian, May 14»

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