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line shafting

line shafting is the alternative form of lineshafting.

Meaning of lineshafting

Noun

lineshafting (uncountable)

  1. The system or arrangement of line shafts used in a building or workshop to distribute mechanical power from a central source to multiple machines.
    • Hanging of lineshafting and countershafts with material …1875, Daniel Kennedy, Inspt'r, ANNUAL REPORT of THE INSPECTOR of MILWAUKEE COUNTY House of Correction, for The Year Ending March 15th, 1875, Milwaukee, page 24

Forms of line shafting

pluralline shaftings

Questions about line shafting

What is line shafting the alternative form of?
Line shafting is the alternative form of lineshafting.

Words near line shafting in the dictionary

  1. line scan
  2. line scans
  3. line segment
  4. line segments
  5. line shaft
  6. line shafting
  7. line shaftings
  8. line shafts
  9. line shooting
  10. line slip
  11. line slips

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