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Meanings of jack screw in English

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Threaded separator of defined length used to raise one assembly above another.

        Usage of jack screw in English
        1
        NOTES: NASCAR confiscated the left-front jack screw from the No.
        Reuters
        2
        Jack screwed up his eyes tight and bellowed at the ceiling in frustration.
        Another life
        3
        For piston rods, or for work such as cutting jack screws, this lathe is very useful.
        Scientific American, Volume XXXVI., No. 8, February 24, 1877 / ...
        4
        Water put into the shaft helped somewhat, but the great stress to be exerted had to be effected by means of powerful jack screws.
        Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885