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lineshafting

Syllables: line·shaft·ingUK/ˈlaɪnˌʃɑːftɪŋ/US/ˈlaɪnˌʃæftɪŋ/

lineshafting noun: the system or arrangement of line shafts used in a building or workshop to distribute mechanical power from a central source to multiple machines.

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
    • I do not advocate high speed of lineshafting, but in this case, to use smaller pulleys, we run the lineshaft 480 revolutions per minute and it has proved very satisfactory, the shaft being placed on stone piers independent of mill, directly under countershafts on the machines.1894 December, “Planing Mill Talks”, in The Wood-Worker, volume XIII, number 10, Inianapolis, Ind., page 16

Questions about lineshafting

What does lineshafting mean?
Lineshafting means the system or arrangement of line shafts used in a building or workshop to distribute mechanical power from a central source to multiple machines.
What part of speech is lineshafting?
Lineshafting is a noun.
How do you pronounce lineshafting?
Lineshafting is pronounced /ˈlaɪnˌʃɑːftɪŋ/ (UK).

Words near lineshafting in the dictionary

  1. linescan
  2. linescans
  3. linescore
  4. linescores
  5. lineshaft
  6. lineshafting
  7. lineshafts
  8. lineshape
  9. lineshapes
  10. lineside
  11. linesider

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