Collocations withshaft
These are words often used in combination withshaft.
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access shaft
The site would also include a temporary access shaft and a jetty for the loading of excavated tunnel spoil on to barges for removal.
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balance shaft
The 60 degree vee-angle eliminates the need for a balance shaft, improving refinement while reducing mechanical complexity.
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central shaft
This tomb presented a central shaft that separated two chambers; within this tomb, a rich treasure composed of seashells, turquoise, and jadeite was found.
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graphite shaft
The length of the woods has been increasing in recent decades, and a typical driver with a graphite shaft is now 45.5 inches (115.6 cm) long.
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hair shaft
The follicular miniaturisation that accompanies these hair-cycle changes is global, affecting the papilla, the matrix and ultimately the hair shaft.
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hollow shaft
The traction motors are frame-mounted, with torque transmitted via a hollow shaft drive.
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horizontal shaft
It was driven sinusoidally by two crank wheels on a common horizontal shaft.
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long shaft
The cylinder was connected to the variable-speed motor by means of gears, a long shaft in the plate, a highspeed grinder spindle, and a timing belt end pulleys.
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main shaft
The main shaft has caved in, but the decision has not yet been taken to sink another main shaft.
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mine shaft
It involved the use of a mine shaft and gravity.
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motor shaft
The motor shaft was connected to a rotating cylinder, which was connected to the top of the leg through a flexible rope.
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output shaft
This drive also transmits power from the motor to the output shaft.
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propeller shaft
They were hiding in the area of the propeller shaft and were intending to import drugs into the country.
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shaft seal
However, during a later deep dive trial, the propeller shaft seal began to leak excessively.
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shaft tomb
The shaft tomb discovered in the structure at the southern end of the plaza could strengthen this hypothesis.
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single shaft
This single shaft is called a "mainshaft".
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steel shaft
The push plate was attached to a steel shaft, which ran inside an axial bearing housing on the compression-testing machine.
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vent shaft
It was timber-lined and had a vent shaft in the middle through which smoke escaped.
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vertical shaft
It was not until 1854 that the first vertical shaft was sunk in the county.
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wooden shaft
Spinners place whorls at the end of a spindle, a slender wooden shaft, in order to provide momentum for the spinning process.
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