单词 | driveshaft |
释义 | driveshaftn. A shaft that transmits torque in order to drive a machine or moving part; spec. (a) each of the halfshafts of a motor vehicle; (b) North American a propeller shaft. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > mechanism > [noun] > driving mechanism belt1795 drive belt1860 driveshaft1860 belt-driving1875 belt drive1884 drive1892 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > shaft > [noun] > others axle-tree1659 axle-shaft1837 propeller shaft1839 crank-shaft1854 sub-shaft1859 driveshaft1860 half-time shaft1861 cardan joint1868 line shafting1872 thrusting-shaft1906 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > transmission > shaft and joints transmitting drive > drive-shafts, etc. driveshaft1860 half-time shaft1861 propshaft1929 1860 H. Mueller U.S. Patent 28,996 2/2 I have shown the disconnecting-point between the drive-shaft C and the needle-bar F at a definite place. 1919 E. S. Fraser & R. B. Jones Motor Vehicles xxiv. 260 The drive shaft turns at several times the speed of the axles. 1967 Jane's Surface Skimmer Syst. 1967–8 49/2 A further shaft runs forward from the differential to a bevel gearbox from which a drive-shaft runs vertically upward to the 12-blade lift-fan. 1997 N. DeMille Plum Island xxxv. 468 I pulled out the shear pin that held the propeller to the drive shaft. 2015 Swindon Advertiser (Nexis) 23 June A sudden bump threatened to ram a spring, driveshaft or shock absorber through the floorpan beneath your seat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1860 |
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