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propeller shaft
noun
- a shaft that transmits power from an engine to a propeller.
- a drive shaft.
propeller shaft
noun
- the shaft that transmits power from the gearbox to the differential gear in a motor vehicle or from the engine to the propeller in a ship or aircraft
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Word History and Origins
Origin of propeller shaft1
First recorded in 1830–40
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Example Sentences
Right over my bunk where I slept, ceaselessly turned and turned the propeller shaft.
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Matt switched the power into the propeller shaft and the Hawk glided upward.
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She was even admitted into the great tube of the propeller-shaft.
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The front end of the crank-case encloses reduction gear for the propeller shaft, together with the shaft and bearings.
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Could any one, from captain to the lowest sailor, prevent the propeller-shaft from snapping at any moment?
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