释义 |
screw jack in British Englishnouna lifting device utilizing the mechanical advantage of a screw thread, the effort being applied through a bevel drive Also called: jackscrew, jack screw jack in American Englishscrew jack in American EnglishWord origin [1710–20 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1710–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bureau, floater, lacrosse, offshore, whack |