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
A power spike can also destroy a sprag clutch, essentially severing the interconnected drive shaft.
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
In his 1968 victory, he drove an Eagle-Offenhauser in a duel with Joe Leonard, whose fuel pump drive shaft broke on lap 192 of 200.
From Washington Post ● May 3, 2021
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 H. R. van Dongen
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