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noun Machinery.
a shaft for imparting torque from a power source or prime mover to machinery.
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Origin of drive shaft
First recorded in 1890–95
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How to use drive shaft in a sentence
The two-speed transmission turns a drive shaft, which goes back to a rear axle to power the wheels.
Electric garbage trucks are the quiet, clean titans of waste collection|Rob Verger|August 18, 2021|Popular-ScienceAn actuator wheel on the motor can automatically connect to or disconnect from the drive shaft to make the switch and increase overall driving efficiency.
Hyundai plans to build dozens of vehicles on its new modular EV platform|Stan Horaczek|December 3, 2020|Popular-ScienceThe free ends ran under the cylinder and made another half-wrap around small sprockets keyed to the main drive shaft.
Elevator Systems of the Eiffel Tower, 1889|Robert M. Vogel
British Dictionary definitions for drive shaft
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