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propeller shafts

propeller shafts is the plural of propeller shaft.

Meaning of propeller shaft

Noun

propeller shaft (plural propeller shafts)

  1. The shaft which transmits the rotary motion from an engine to a propeller, as on a ship or aircraft.
  2. the shaft which connects the gearbox to the differential on the axle of a rear-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive vehicle.
    Synonyms:
    propshaft

Questions about propeller shafts

What is propeller shafts the plural of?
Propeller shafts is the plural of propeller shaft.

Words near propeller shafts in the dictionary

  1. propeller cap
  2. propeller caps
  3. propeller head
  4. propeller heads
  5. propeller shaft
  6. propeller shafts
  7. propeller-head
  8. propeller-heads
  9. propellered
  10. propellerhead
  11. propellerheads

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