countershaft

[ koun-ter-shaft, -shahft ]

/ ˈkaʊn tərˌʃæft, -ˌʃɑft /

noun Machinery.

jackshaft (def. 1).

Origin of countershaft

First recorded in 1860–65; counter- + shaft

OTHER WORDS FROM countershaft

coun·ter·shaft·ing, noun

Words nearby countershaft

counterrevolution, counterrevolutionary, counterrotating, counterscarp, countershading, countershaft, countershock, countersign, countersignature, countersink, counterspy

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Example sentences from the Web for countershaft

Your dynamo has been mounted on a wooden foundation, and belted to the countershaft, by means of an endless belt.
Electricity for the farm|Frederick Irving Anderson
The crushers and conveyors were driven from a countershaft, in turn driven from the engine by an 18-in.
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910|B. H. M. Hewett
Each machine has a countershaft and pulleys complete with stands as shown.
Illustrated Catalogue of Cotton Machinery|Howard & Bullough American Machine Company, Ltd.
This five horsepower engine is installed in the milk room of the dairy, and is belted to a countershaft.
Electricity for the farm|Frederick Irving Anderson

The second driver is the second pulley on the countershaft, and the second driven is the one it drives or that on the machine.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II|Joshua Rose

British Dictionary definitions for countershaft

countershaft

/ (ˈkaʊntəˌʃɑːft) /

noun

an intermediate shaft that is driven by, but rotates in the opposite direction to, a main shaft, esp in a gear train

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单词	countershaft
释义	countershaft [ koun-ter-shaft, -shahft ] / ˈkaʊn tərˌʃæft, -ˌʃɑft / noun Machinery. jackshaft (def. 1). Origin of countershaft First recorded in 1860–65; counter- + shaft OTHER WORDS FROM countershaft coun·ter·shaft·ing, noun Words nearby countershaft counterrevolution, counterrevolutionary, counterrotating, counterscarp, countershading, countershaft, countershock, countersign, countersignature, countersink, counterspy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for countershaft Your dynamo has been mounted on a wooden foundation, and belted to the countershaft, by means of an endless belt. Electricity for the farm\|Frederick Irving Anderson The crushers and conveyors were driven from a countershaft, in turn driven from the engine by an 18-in. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910\|B. H. M. Hewett Each machine has a countershaft and pulleys complete with stands as shown. Illustrated Catalogue of Cotton Machinery\|Howard & Bullough American Machine Company, Ltd. This five horsepower engine is installed in the milk room of the dairy, and is belted to a countershaft. Electricity for the farm\|Frederick Irving Anderson The second driver is the second pulley on the countershaft, and the second driven is the one it drives or that on the machine. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II\|Joshua Rose British Dictionary definitions for countershaft countershaft / (ˈkaʊntəˌʃɑːft) / noun an intermediate shaft that is driven by, but rotates in the opposite direction to, a main shaft, esp in a gear train 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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