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Definition of shaft
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of shaft is as below...
Shaft (n.) A long
passage
for the
admission
or
outlet
of air; an air
shaft.
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Shaft
::
Shaft (n.) A solid or
hollow
cylinder
or bar,
having
one or more
journals
on which it rests and
revolves,
and
intended
to carry one or more
wheels
or other
revolving
parts and to
transmit
power or
motion;
as, the shaft of a steam
engine..
Verge
::
Verge (n.) The shaft of a
column,
or a small
ornamental
shaft..
Neck
::
Neck (v. t.) To
reduce
the
diameter
of (an
object)
near its end, by
making
a
groove
around
it; -- used with down; as, to neck down a
shaft..
Hyporadius
::
Hyporadius
(n.) One of the barbs of the
hypoptilum,
or
aftershaft
of a
feather.
See
Feather..
Web
::
Web (n.) The arm of a crank
between
the shaft and the
wrist.
Drum
::
Drum (n.) A
cylinder
on a
revolving
shaft,
generally
for the
purpose
of
driving
several
pulleys,
by means of belts or
straps
passing
around
its
periphery;
also, the
barrel
of a
hoisting
machine,
on which the rope or chain is
wound..
Shafted
::
Shafted
(a.)
Furnished
with a
shaft,
or with
shafts;
as, a
shafted
arch..
Limber
::
Limber
(n.) The
detachable
fore part of a gun
carriage,
consisting
of two
wheels,
an axle, and a shaft to which the
horses
are
attached.
On top is an
ammunition
box upon which the
cannoneers
sit..
Bague
::
Bague (n.) The
annular
molding
or group of
moldings
dividing
a long shaft or
clustered
column
into two or more
parts.
Shaft
::
Shaft (n.) The
slender,
smooth
stem of an
arrow;
hence,
an
arrow..
Plumule
::
Plumule
(n.) The
aftershaft
of a
feather.
See
Illust.
under
Feather.
Countershaft
::
Countershaft
(n.) An
intermediate
shaft;
esp., one which
receives
motion
from a line shaft in a
factory
and
transmits
it to a
machine..
Blower
::
Blower
(n.) A
device
for
producing
a
current
of air; as: (a) A metal plate
temporarily
placed
before
the upper part of a grate or open fire. (b) A
machine
for
producing
an
artificial
blast or
current
of air by
pressure,
as for
increasing
the draft of a
furnace,
ventilating
a
building
or
shaft,
cleansing
gram, etc..
Tub
::
Tub (n.) A box or
bucket
in which coal or ore is sent up a
shaft;
-- so
called
by
miners.
Arbalist
::
Arbalist
(n.) A
crossbow,
consisting
of a steel bow set in a shaft of wood,
furnished
with a
string
and a
trigger,
and a
mechanical
device
for
bending
the bow. It
served
to throw
arrows,
darts,
bullets,
etc..
Eccentric
::
Eccentric
(n.) A disk or wheel so
arranged
upon a shaft that the
center
of the wheel and that of the shaft do not
coincide.
It is used for
operating
valves
in steam
engines,
and for other
purposes.
The
motion
derived
is
precisely
that of a crank
having
the same
throw..
Backband
::
Backband
(n.) The band which
passes
over the back of a horse and holds up the
shafts
of a
carriage.
Pit
::
Pit (n.) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal pit.
Fillet
::
Fillet
(n.) A
narrow
flat
member;
especially,
a flat
molding
separating
other
moldings;
a
reglet;
also, the space
between
two
flutings
in a
shaft.
See
Illust.
of Base, and
Column..
Lug
::
Lug (n.) The
leather
loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.
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