drive shaft
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of drive shaft
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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The flagellum comprises more than 30 distinct parts, so similar to those of an outboard motor that biologists speak of the flagellum’s propeller, drive shaft and so forth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
If eyewitness accounts are correct, Rivolo said, clutch failure and a catastrophic failure of the interconnected drive shaft should be investigated as a potential cause.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
Without propellers or a drive shaft churning up the water, a working MHD drive could provide fast and completely silent travel.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2023
It wasn’t meant to be savored so much as applied, the way a mechanic applies grease to a drive shaft.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 21, 2022
And there was the giant drive shaft of the Niccola, once wrapped with yard-thick coils which could induce an incredible density of magnetic flux in the metal.
From The Aliens by Dongen, H. R. van
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