- power take-off
- noun Date: 1929 a supplementary mechanism (as on a tractor) enabling the engine power to be used to operate nonautomotive apparatus (as a pump or saw)
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power take-off — /paʊə ˈteɪk ɒf/ (say powuh tayk of) noun a supplementary mechanism on a truck or tractor which enables the engine power to be used to operate non automotive apparatus, as winches, pumps, saws, cement mixers, etc …
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