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propeller shaft

noun

  1. a shaft that transmits power from an engine to a propeller.
  2. a drive shaft.


propeller shaft

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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.

Matt switched the power into the propeller shaft and the Hawk glided upward.

She was even admitted into the great tube of the propeller-shaft.

The front end of the crank-case encloses reduction gear for the propeller shaft, together with the shaft and bearings.

Could any one, from captain to the lowest sailor, prevent the propeller-shaft from snapping at any moment?

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