Dictionary

driveshaft en · NOUN

Etymology

From drive + shaft.

Meanings

1. A shaft used to transmit rotary motion.
   • The driveshaft of an automobile transfers power from the engine to the wheels.
   • A windmill transmits motion to the ground level via a vertical driveshaft, which operates a water pump.

Forms

Translations (20)

da drivaksel (a shaft used to transmit rotary motion) · pl wał napędowy (a shaft used to transmit rotary motion) · es árbol motor (a shaft used to transmit rotary motion) · sh vràtilo (a shaft used to transmit rotary motion) · pt eixo acionador (a shaft used to transmit rotary motion) · nb drivaksel (a shaft used to transmit rotary motion) · fr arbre (a shaft used to transmit rotary motion) · ar عَمُود الدَّوَرَان (a shaft used to transmit rotary motion) · pt eixo motor (a shaft used to transmit rotary motion) · es eje transmisor (a shaft used to transmit rotary motion) · nn drivaksel (a shaft used to transmit rotary motion) · de Antriebswelle (a shaft used to transmit rotary motion) · sv drivaxel (a shaft used to transmit rotary motion) · mk вратило (a shaft used to transmit rotary motion) · sh вра̀тило (a shaft used to transmit rotary motion) · es eje accionante (a shaft used to transmit rotary motion) · nn drivaksling (a shaft used to transmit rotary motion) · pdt Dreiwscheft (a shaft used to transmit rotary motion) · fi vetoakseli (a shaft used to transmit rotary motion) · de Kardanwelle (a shaft used to transmit rotary motion)