horizontal shaft

collocation in English

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horizontal
adjective
uk
/ˌhɒr.ɪˈzɒn.təl/us
/ˌhɔːr.ɪˈzɑːn.t̬əl/
parallel to the ground or to the bottom or top edge ...
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shaft
noun[C]
uk
/ʃɑːft/us
/ʃæft/
a pole or rod that forms the handle of a tool ...
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(Definition ofhorizontalandshaftfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was driven sinusoidally by two crank wheels on a commonhorizontalshaft.
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This vertical shaft was driven by a bevel gear attached to ahorizontalshaft, which in turn could be operated either by hand or by attachment to an electric motor.
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Thehorizontalshafttowards the chapel progressed 4 m (13 ft) before they hit rock too hard to dig.
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Pelton wheels may be either vertical orhorizontalshaftmachines because the size of the machine is so much less than the available head.
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A ring oiler is a simple device, consisting of a large metal ring placed around ahorizontalshaft, adjacent to a bearing.
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A 14ft m water wheel drove ahorizontalshaft, which powered four sets of millstones, later extended to six.
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Thehorizontalshaftwas sealed with limestone masonry once the king had been interred.
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In 1828, the term was used to refer to an intermediatehorizontalshaftin a gristmill driven through gearing by the waterwheel and driving the millstones through bevel gears.
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The diggers were hindered by fumes and dust from the frequent blasting, so it was decided to blast ahorizontalshaftto improve the tunnels' ventilation.
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For a shallow qanat, one worker typically digs thehorizontalshaft, one raises the excavated earth from the shaft and one distributes the excavated earth at the top.
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Steel plates are used primarily on horizontal shafts, but are used on vertical shafts occasionally.
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The detached engine house used horizontal shafts that connected to vertical shafts in each spinning block.
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The mine itself consisted of several vertical and horizontal shafts, of which four vertical shafts, five inclined shafts, and ten horizontal adits remain.
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The power was transmitted to the machines by a vertical shaft, geared to horizontal shafts on each floor.
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On each floor horizontal shafts engaged with the main shaft using bevel gearing.
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Having occurred in different periods, these dumps were often superimposed not only on top of each other, but also upon the openings of ancient vertical and horizontal shafts.
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