driveshaft

noun

Etymology

From drive + shaft.

  1. inherited from *skaftaz
  2. inherited from *skaft
  3. inherited from sċeaft
  4. inherited from schaft
  5. compounded as driveshaft — “drive + shaft

Definitions

  1. A shaft used to transmit rotary motion.

    • The driveshaft of an automobile transfers power from the engine to the wheels.
    • A windmill transmits motion to the ground level via a vertical driveshaft, which operates a water pump.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA