propeller shaft

noun

a shaft that transmits power from an engine to a propeller.

a drive shaft.

Origin of propeller shaft

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby propeller shaft

propellant, propellent, propeller, propeller head, propeller horsepower, propeller shaft, propeller wash, propelling pencil, propend, propene, propense

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Example sentences from the Web for propeller shaft

Then he went for a voyage to recruit, and the ship broke her propeller-shaft in a storm and became helpless.
John Thorndyke's Cases|R. Austin Freeman
The brass tube should be about 1/8 inch larger in diameter than the propeller-shaft.
Boys' Book of Model Boats|Raymond Francis Yates
A larger gear (about three times the diameter of the small one) is placed upon the propeller-shaft.
Boys' Book of Model Boats|Raymond Francis Yates
A hole runs lengthwise in the brass, as shown, and a set-screw is used to hold the hub of the propeller-shaft.
Boys' Book of Model Boats|Raymond Francis Yates

Then with a practiced hand he threw the lever operating the friction-clutch on the propeller-shaft.
Darkness and Dawn|George Allan England

British Dictionary definitions for propeller 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

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

单词	propeller shaft
释义	propeller shaft noun a shaft that transmits power from an engine to a propeller. a drive shaft. Origin of propeller shaft First recorded in 1830–40 Words nearby propeller shaft propellant, propellent, propeller, propeller head, propeller horsepower, propeller shaft, propeller wash, propelling pencil, propend, propene, propense Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for propeller shaft Then he went for a voyage to recruit, and the ship broke her propeller-shaft in a storm and became helpless. John Thorndyke's Cases\|R. Austin Freeman The brass tube should be about 1/8 inch larger in diameter than the propeller-shaft. Boys' Book of Model Boats\|Raymond Francis Yates A larger gear (about three times the diameter of the small one) is placed upon the propeller-shaft. Boys' Book of Model Boats\|Raymond Francis Yates A hole runs lengthwise in the brass, as shown, and a set-screw is used to hold the hub of the propeller-shaft. Boys' Book of Model Boats\|Raymond Francis Yates Then with a practiced hand he threw the lever operating the friction-clutch on the propeller-shaft. Darkness and Dawn\|George Allan England British Dictionary definitions for propeller 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 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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