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mainshaft

mainshaft noun: the principal shaft of a motor.

Noun

mainshaft (plural mainshafts)

  1. the principal shaft of a motor
  2. The primary shaft of an arrow into which the foreshaft containing the arrowhead is inserted.

Forms of mainshaft

pluralmainshafts
alternative formmain shaft

Origin of mainshaft

From main + shaft.

Questions about mainshaft

What does mainshaft mean?
Mainshaft means the principal shaft of a motor.
What part of speech is mainshaft?
Mainshaft is a noun.
What is the plural of mainshaft?
The plural of mainshaft is mainshafts.

Words near mainshaft in the dictionary

  1. mains'l
  2. mains'ls
  3. mainsail
  4. mainsails
  5. mainsborne
  6. mainshaft
  7. mainshafts
  8. mainsheet
  9. mainsheets
  10. mainshock
  11. mainshocks

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