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after-shaft

after-shaft is the alternative spelling of aftershaft.

Meaning of aftershaft

Noun

aftershaft (plural aftershafts)

  1. An accessory plume arising from the posterior of the contour feathers of many birds.
    Synonyms:
    hypoptilum, hypotile

Forms of after-shaft

pluralafter-shafts

Questions about after-shaft

What is after-shaft the alternative spelling of?
After-shaft is the alternative spelling of aftershaft.

Words near after-shaft in the dictionary

  1. after-school
  2. after-school special
  3. after-school specials
  4. after-sensation
  5. after-sensations
  6. after-shaft
  7. after-shafts
  8. after-shave
  9. after-shaves
  10. after-shock
  11. after-shocks

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