crankcase

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
crankcase
    n 1: housing for a crankshaft
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
crankcase \crankcase\ n.
   the housing for a crankshaft and connecting parts in an
   internal-combustion engine.
   [WordNet 1.5]
    

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