propeller shaft

English

Noun

propeller shaft (plural propeller shafts)

The shaft which transmits the rotary motion from an engine to a propeller, as on a ship or aircraft.
(automotive) the shaft which connects the gearbox to the differential on the axle of a rear-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive vehicle.

Synonyms

(sense 2) propshaft

Translations

shaft that transmits power to propeller

Finnish: potkuriakseli

shaft in a vehicle

Finnish: nivelakseli, vetoakseli (fi)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: mellomaksel m, mellomaksling m

Nynorsk: mellomaksel m, mellomaksling m

References

“propeller shaft” (US) / “propeller shaft” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.

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