"propeller shaft" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: propeller shafts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} propeller shaft (plural propeller shafts)
  1. The shaft which transmits the rotary motion from an engine to a propeller, as on a ship or aircraft.
    Sense id: en-propeller_shaft-en-noun-F6hGFWQA
  2. (automotive) the shaft which connects the gearbox to the differential on the axle of a rear-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive vehicle. Categories (topical): Automotive Synonyms: propshaft Translations (shaft which connects the gearbox to the differential): nivelakseli (Finnish), vetoakseli (Finnish), Gelenkwelle [feminine] (German), mellomaksel [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), mellomaksling [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), mellomaksel [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), mellomaksling [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    Sense id: en-propeller_shaft-en-noun-daZS22eP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles Disambiguation of 'shaft which connects the gearbox to the differential': 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (shaft that transmits power to propeller): potkuriakseli (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'shaft that transmits power to propeller': 54 46

Inflected forms

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