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idler shaft

noun

a shaft carrying one or more gearwheels that idles between a driver shaft and a driven shaft, usually to reverse the direction of rotation or provide different spacing of gearwheels, esp in a gearbox

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Words nearby idler shaft

idle character, idle gear, idleness, idle pulley, idler, idler shaft, idlesse, idle time, idle wheel, idly, IDN
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