D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Jackscrew

· Jack·screw · IPA
01 n. A jack in which a screw is used for lifting, or exerting pressure. See Illust. of 2d Jack, n., 5.
  1. 1.
    A jack in which a screw is used for lifting, or exerting pressure. See Illust. of 2d Jack, n., 5. See: Jack