Meaning of countershaft | Babel Free

Definitions

Synonym of jackshaft (“mechanical component for rotational force”).

Examples

“Instead of the pistons driving through the connecting-rods directly on to the wheels that carry the weight of the engine, the Drachenfels piston and connecting-rod drove on to a countershaft which carried two small cog wheels. The latter engaged with two larger gears, between which, and on the same shaft, was the pinion to engage with the rack rail.”

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