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drive shaft

noun

, Machinery.
  1. a shaft for imparting torque from a power source or prime mover to machinery.

drive shaft

noun

  1. another name for propeller shaft

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Word History and Origins

Origin of drive shaft1

First recorded in 1890–95

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Example Sentences

The free ends ran under the cylinder and made another half-wrap around small sprockets keyed to the main drive shaft.

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