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

Word History and Origins

Origin of propeller shaft¹

First recorded in 1830–40

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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