hand-crank
Turn-powered lever arm
A hand-crank is a lever or handle that rotates to operate a mechanism manually: The old ice cream maker had a hand-crank.
Before electric starters, cars required a hand-crank to turn the engine.
As a verb, to hand-crank is to operate something this way: We had to hand-crank the windows down.
The term often implies older or simpler technology.
Turning on an axis
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- gearToothed wheel or belongings
- leverPivoting bar for lifting
- spindleRotating rod for thread
flywheel · ratchet · axle · pulley · winding · torque · turning · cam
Electricity-producing machine
- flashlightPortable electric lamp
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- chargerPower-restoring device or mount
- sirenWailing alert device
dynamo · backup · survival · preparedness · camping · off-grid · blackout · portable
Grooved disc audio player
- gramophoneDisc-playing sound machine
- projectorLight-casting display device
- cinematographEarly film projection device
- iceboxCold food storage chest
mangle · wringer · kinetoscope · nickelodeon · stereoscope · zoetrope · antique · nostalgic
Initiator of action
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- engineMachine producing motion
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
- chokeObstruct breathing or airflow
magneto · backfire · radiator · motoring · Ford · automobile · motorcar · chauffeur
Crushing or sharpening device
- millGrain-crushing facility
- ice-cream-makerDevice churning frozen desserts
- mandolineAdjustable vegetable cutting tool
- spiralizerDevice creating spiral-cut produce
rotation
Turning on an axis
spindle · flywheel · ratchet · axle · pulley · winding · torque · turning · cam · clutch
generator
Electricity-producing machine
- flashlightPortable electric lamp
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- chargerPower-restoring device or mount
siren · dynamo · backup · survival · preparedness · camping · off-grid · blackout · portable · self-powered
phonograph
Grooved disc audio player
- gramophoneDisc-playing sound machine
- projectorLight-casting display device
- cinematographEarly film projection device
icebox · mangle · wringer · kinetoscope · nickelodeon · stereoscope · zoetrope · antique · nostalgic · old-fashioned
starter
Initiator of action
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- engineMachine producing motion
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
choke · magneto · backfire · radiator · motoring · Ford · automobile · motorcar · chauffeur
grinder
Crushing or sharpening device
- millGrain-crushing facility
- ice-cream-makerDevice churning frozen desserts
- mandolineAdjustable vegetable cutting tool
- Retrovintage, retro, throwback, record players, old-school
hand-crankmotorized
Equipped with engine propulsion
electric · automated · electric motor · battery-powered · gas-powered
hand-crankautomatic
Operating without intervention
digital · computerized · smart · electronic · push-button
hand, hands, handed, handing, handy, handily, handiness, handful, handfuls