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propeller shaft
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propeller shaft [prə′pelĀ·ər ‚shaft]
(mechanical engineering)
A shaft, carrying a screw propeller at its end, that transmits power from an engine to the propeller.


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Biological matter accumulated inside the bronze propeller shafts and scored them so badly that the minesweepers were losing their propellers, said Kabacoff.
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