screw jack
noun
Origin of screw jack
First recorded in 1710–20
Words nearby screw jack
screw cap,
screw conveyor,
screw eye,
screw fly,
screw hook,
screw jack,
screw loose,
screw nail,
screw nut,
screw pile,
screw pine
Example sentences from the Web for screw jack
The screw-jack was powerless to destroy the work of Chaucers time.
Haunted London |Walter ThornburyOne end of the log was then lifted by a screw-jack until level with the saw-bench.
Redskin and Cow-Boy |G. A. (George Alfred) HentyIn the case of the screw-jack, it may be used to raise a heavy weight.
The Library of Work and Play: Mechanics, Indoors and Out |Fred T. Hodgson
British Dictionary definitions for screw jack
screw jack
noun
a lifting device utilizing the mechanical advantage of a screw thread, the effort being applied through a bevel drive
Also called: jackscrew, jack