Phrase Hound found 35 phrases and 58 compound words that contain shaft. The most common are listed below. Open shaft in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 35
- drive shaftAlternative form of driveshaft: A shaft used to transmit rotary motion.
- shaft bowPart of a horse harness, an arch from shaft to shaft over the horse's shoulders.
- propeller shaftThe shaft which transmits the rotary motion from an engine to a propeller, as on a ship or aircraft.
- cardan shaftA driveshaft with a universal joint at one or both ends.
- elevator shaftSynonym of liftshaft: The vertical shaft in a building which contains a lift (elevator) platform or cab, and through which it is moved from floor to floor.
- air shaftAlternative form of airshaft: A vertical (or near vertical) opening (shaft) running from a courtyard to the sky, thus allowing air to circulate to high-rise apartments or offices.
- lift shaftAlternative form of liftshaft: The vertical shaft in a building which contains a lift (elevator) platform or cab, and through which it is moved from floor to floor.
- mine shaftAlternative form of mineshaft: A vertical hole through the strata to reach the mineral which is being mined.
- driving shaftA shaft from a driving wheel communicating motion to machinery.
- half shaftEither of the pair of drive shafts that extend from a differential to the wheels.
- line shaftAn early power transmission system used extensively during the Industrial Revolution, with a single central power source distributing power to all of the machinery in a building.
- ventilating shaftSynonym of ventilation shaft: A (usually) vertical shaft constructed for the purpose of ventilating underground mines and tunnels, including sewers.
- ventilation shaftA (usually) vertical shaft constructed for the purpose of ventilating underground mines and tunnels, including sewers.
- prop shaftpropeller shaft; driveshaft.
- view shaftAlternative form of viewshaft: A gap between buildings or other visual obstructions that allows a view of something scenic.
- shaft encoderSynonym of rotary encoder: An electromechanical device that converts the angular position or motion of a shaft or axle into an analog or digital code.
- crank shaftAlternative form of crankshaft: A rotating shaft with throws (parts that stick out) and which drives, is driven by (cranked by), or functions as a crank.
- shaft horsepowerIn an engine, the power measured in horse power delivered to a rotating shaft, which could be in a turbine, or transmission.
- shaft furnaceA furnace in the form of a vertical cylinder in which hot gas is forced upwards through the contained solids
- counter shaftAlternative form of countershaft: Synonym of jackshaft (“a mechanical component for rotational force”).
- after-shaftAlternative spelling of aftershaft: An accessory plume arising from the posterior of the contour feathers of many birds.
- angle shaftAn enriched angle bead, often having a capital or base, or both.
- drop shaftAlternative form of dropshaft: A vertical shaft which objects can drop through.
- main shaftAlternative form of mainshaft: the principal shaft of a motor
- rock shaftA shaft in a steam engine that oscillates instead of revolving.
Compound words 58
- crankshaftA rotating shaft with throws (parts that stick out) and which drives, is driven by (cranked by), or functions as a crank.
- driveshaftA shaft used to transmit rotary motion.
- ShafterA surname.
- mineshaftA vertical hole through the strata to reach the mineral which is being mined.
- airshaftA vertical (or near vertical) opening (shaft) running from a courtyard to the sky, thus allowing air to circulate to high-rise apartments or offices.
- countershaftSynonym of jackshaft (“a mechanical component for rotational force”).
- propshaftAlternative form of prop shaft: propeller shaft; driveshaft.
- shaftyHaving long and dense fibres.
- dropshaftA vertical shaft which objects can drop through.
- jackshaftA common mechanical component used to transfer or synchronize rotational force in a machine.