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countershafting

countershafting is the present participle and gerund of countershaft.

Meaning of countershaft

Verb

countershaft (third-person singular simple present countershafts, present participle countershafting, simple past and past participle countershafted)

  1. Synonym of jackshaft.
    Synonyms:
    jackshaft

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Questions about countershafting

What is countershafting the present participle and gerund of?
Countershafting is the present participle and gerund of countershaft.

Words near countershafting in the dictionary

  1. countershaded
  2. countershading
  3. countershadings
  4. countershaft
  5. countershafted
  6. countershafting
  7. countershafts
  8. countershed
  9. countersheds
  10. countershock
  11. countershocks

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