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Meaning of propeller shaft | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  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.

Equivalents

Deutsch Gelenkwelle
Suomi nivelakseli potkuriakseli potkurinakseli vetoakseli

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Propellers Propelling propelling pencil propellor propellor head propelment

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