Jackman
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Jackman is a noun meaning (motor racing) A member of the pit crew responsible for lifting the car with a jack.
Meaning
(motor racing) A member of the pit crew responsible for lifting the car with a jack.
More Meanings
- A six-pointed playing piece in the game of jacks; a jackstone.
- (obsolete) One wearing a jack; a horse soldier; a retainer.
Example Sentences
Christie […] the laird's chief jackman.
While Stewart’s team checked out the damage to his car in the pit stall, Busch pulled next to Stewart’s car, forcing the jackman Jason Lee to jump back and onto the hood.
Blanca's ball fell soft and punctual as a footstep, and the handful of jackmen rang out as she played. The tap of the ball falling and the jacks swept in and out never faltered, but now Blanca began speaking to him from the floor.
Word Forms
- jackmen
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include car jack, jack, jack-up, jackshaft, lazyjacks, pumpjack.
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