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countersunk bolt:
A bolt with a special head. The underside of the head is tapered to fit into a
hole that has tapered sides (countersunk hole) so that when the bolt is
screwed in all the way, the top of the bolt is flush with the surface
countersunk hole:
A hole with sloping sides where the top of the hole is larger than the
bottom of the hole as in the shape of the letter "V"
countersunk screw:
A screw with a special head. The underside of the head is tapered to fit
into a hole that has tapered sides (countersunk hole) so that when the
screw is screwed in all the way, the top of the screw is flush with the
surface
counterweight:
[1] Weight added to a rotating
shaft or wheel to balance
normal loads on the part and
offset vibration.
Counterweights are used on
the crankshaft and are often
found on the flywheel and
driveshaft.
[2] A balance weight
county mounty:
Trucker slang for Highway patrol as in "You got a county mounty
advertising at the 34."
coupe:
An enclosed single-compartment body with two doors and varying
passenger capacity depending on seat arrangements. The SAE standard
J1100 defines it as having less than 33 cubic feet (934 liters) of interior
volume. Larger coupes have rear quarter windows. Coupes have fixed