propeller shaft

noun

a shaft that transmits power from an engine to a propeller.

a drive shaft.

Words nearby propeller shaft

propellant, propellent, propeller, propeller head, propeller horsepower, propeller shaft, propeller wash, propelling pencil, propend, propene, propense

Origin of propeller shaft

First recorded in 1830–40

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Examples from the Web for propeller shaft

Then he went for a voyage to recruit, and the ship broke her propeller-shaft in a storm and became helpless.
John Thorndyke's Cases|R. Austin Freeman
The brass tube should be about 1/8 inch larger in diameter than the propeller-shaft.
Boys' Book of Model Boats|Raymond Francis Yates
A larger gear (about three times the diameter of the small one) is placed upon the propeller-shaft.
Boys' Book of Model Boats|Raymond Francis Yates
A hole runs lengthwise in the brass, as shown, and a set-screw is used to hold the hub of the propeller-shaft.
Boys' Book of Model Boats|Raymond Francis Yates

Then with a practiced hand he threw the lever operating the friction-clutch on the propeller-shaft.
Darkness and Dawn|George Allan England

British Dictionary definitions for propeller shaft

propeller shaft

noun

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

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