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jackscrew
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun jackscrew has 1 sense
- jackscrew(n = noun.artifact) screw jack - screw-operated jack; Array is a kind of jack
CIDE DICTIONARY
jackscrew, n.
A jack in which a screw is used for lifting, or exerting pressure. See Illust. of 2d Jack, n. , 5. [1913 Webster]
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