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Meaning of propeller shaft | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The shaft which transmits the rotary motion from an engine to a propeller, as on a ship or aircraft.
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 vetoakseli

CEFR level

B2

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

See also

Propellers Propelling propelling pencil propellor propellor head propelment