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noun
The condition of having excessive play in the crankshaft alignment, letting it drift back and forth, allowing off-alignment interaction with the rest of the engine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: automotive, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, transport, vehicles
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From crank + walk. From crankshaft drifting around alignment.
