jackscrew in English
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1
a screw that can be turned to adjust the position of an object into which it fits.
According to Higgins, over time the vibration caused by the wind and antenna motion hammered the jack screw up and down in the aluminum threads, causing them to wear away until the screw was able to pull out like a piston from a cylinder.
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