Definition of Power takeoff

1. Noun. A device that transfers power from an engine (as in a tractor or other motor vehicle) to another piece of equipment (as to a pump or jackhammer).

Exact synonyms: Pto
Generic synonyms: Device

Lexicographical Neighbors of Power Takeoff

power snack
power snacks
power source
power sources
power station
power stations
power steering
power strip
power structure
power suit
power supplies
power supply
power surge
power surges
power system
power takeoff (current term)
power tap
power taps
power tool
power tools
power toothbrush
power toothbrushes
power tops
power train
power trains
power trip
power trips
power unit
power up

Literary usage of Power takeoff

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing And Employing America for a by Cosepup, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences (2007)
"... flat-screen technology, cable and high-definition television, telecommunication satellites Agriculture: tractors, power takeoff, rubber tires, ..."

2. Rebuilding the Unity of Health And the Environment in Rural America by James A. Merchant, Christine Coussens, Dalia Gilbert (2006)
"The injuries include tractor rollovers, all-terrain vehicle or four-wheeler accidents, power-takeoff injuries, suffocations in grain bins and confined ..."

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