jackscrew

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jackscrew

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From jack + screw.

noun jackscrews · jack screw

A jack (mechanical lifting device) which is operated by turning a leadscrew. As previously mentioned, the horizontal stabilizer's jackscrew assembly includes an acme screw and nut, both of which have two threads. After the accident, severely worn and sheared remnants of the acme nut threads were recovered wrapped around the acme screw. The condition of the recovered acme nut
A leadscrew; a screw used to translate rotational into linear motion.

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@misc{jackscrew_2026,
  title = {jackscrew},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jackscrew},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}