Phrase Hound found 22 phrases and 32 compound words that contain shafts. The most common are listed below. Open shafts in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 22
- mine shaftsplural of mine shaft: A vertical hole through the strata to reach the mineral which is being mined.
- propeller shaftsplural of propeller shaft: The shaft which transmits the rotary motion from an engine to a propeller, as on a ship or aircraft.
- after-shaftsplural of after-shaft: An accessory plume arising from the posterior of the contour feathers of many birds.
- air shaftsplural of air shaft: 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.
- angle shaftsplural of angle shaft: An enriched angle bead, often having a capital or base, or both.
- counter shaftsplural of counter shaft: Synonym of jackshaft (“a mechanical component for rotational force”).
- crank shaftsplural of crank shaft: A rotating shaft with throws (parts that stick out) and which drives, is driven by (cranked by), or functions as a crank.
- drive shaftsplural of drive shaft: A shaft used to transmit rotary motion.
- driving shaftsplural of driving shaft: A shaft from a driving wheel communicating motion to machinery.
- drop shaftsplural of drop shaft: A vertical shaft which objects can drop through.
- elevator shaftsplural of elevator shaft: The vertical shaft in a building which contains a lift (elevator) platform or cab, and through which it is moved from floor to floor.
- hail shaftsplural of hail shaft: a region of intense rain and hail accompanied by a strong downdraft
- half shaftsplural of half shaft: Either of the pair of drive shafts that extend from a differential to the wheels.
- lift shaftsplural of lift shaft: The vertical shaft in a building which contains a lift (elevator) platform or cab, and through which it is moved from floor to floor.
- line shaftsplural of line shaft: An 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.
- prop shaftsplural of prop shaft: propeller shaft; driveshaft.
- rock shaftsplural of rock shaft: A shaft in a steam engine that oscillates instead of revolving.
- ventilation shaftsPlural of ventilation shaft: A (usually) vertical shaft constructed for the purpose of ventilating underground mines and tunnels, including sewers.
- view shaftsplural of view shaft: A gap between buildings or other visual obstructions that allows a view of something scenic.
- reversing shaftsplural of reversing shaft: A shaft which permits a reversal of the order of steam passage through the ports of a steam engine.
- ventilating shaftsPlural of ventilating shaft: A (usually) vertical shaft constructed for the purpose of ventilating underground mines and tunnels, including sewers.
- cardan shaftsplural of cardan shaft: A driveshaft with a universal joint at one or both ends.
Compound words 32
- camshaftsplural of camshaft: A shaft fitted with cams; especially one in a piston engine that activates the valves.
- crankshaftsplural of crankshaft: A rotating shaft with throws (parts that stick out) and which drives, is driven by (cranked by), or functions as a crank.
- ShaftsburyA town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States, named after the Earl of Shaftesbury.
- driveshaftsplural of driveshaft: A shaft used to transmit rotary motion.
- aftershaftsplural of aftershaft: An accessory plume arising from the posterior of the contour feathers of many birds.
- airshaftsplural 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.
- countershaftsplural of countershaft: Synonym of jackshaft (“a mechanical component for rotational force”).
- crownshaftsplural of crownshaft: A leafbase which forms on some palms above the trunk and below the crown and above the trunk.
- dropshaftsplural of dropshaft: A vertical shaft which objects can drop through.
- drumshaftsplural of drumshaft: The central rotating shaft of the drawworks drum on a drilling rig.