"mainshaft" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mainshafts [plural]
Etymology: From main + shaft. Etymology templates: {{af|en|main|shaft}} main + shaft Head templates: {{en-noun}} mainshaft (plural mainshafts)
  1. the principal shaft of a motor
    Sense id: en-mainshaft-en-noun-d0vXdyfU
  2. (archery) The primary shaft of an arrow into which the foreshaft containing the arrowhead is inserted. Categories (topical): Archery
    Sense id: en-mainshaft-en-noun-wSr8pMin Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Topics: archery, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: main shaft

Inflected forms

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