单词 | power take-off |
释义 | > as lemmaspower take-off power take-off n. equipment for transmitting mechanical power from an engine, esp. that of a tractor or other working vehicle, to auxiliary equipment; abbreviated PTO. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > energy or power of doing work > [noun] > capacity for exertion of mechanical force > as distinguished from hand-labour > transmission of power take-off1928 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > [noun] > transmission of power take-off1896 power take-off1928 PTO1951 1928 Sunday Disp. 19 Aug. 7 (advt.) A power take-off can be fitted to the gear box to work a tyre pump by engine power. 1958 Times 1 July (Agric. Suppl.) p. viii/2 The mechanism of the trailer is driven with the power-take-off from the tractor and unloads at the rate of three tons in seven minutes. 1987 A. Miller Timebends (1988) viii. 506 It was a power takeoff shaft to drive spraying equipment for fruit trees I intended to plant. < as lemmas |
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