main shaft

collocation in English

meaningsofmainandshaft

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main
adjective[before noun]
uk
/meɪn/us
/meɪn/
larger, more important, or having more influence than others of the ...
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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 ofmainandshaftfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Themainshafthas caved in, but the decision has not yet been taken to sink anothermainshaft.
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Themainshaftbeneath the train came apart.
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The whole operation is nevertheless virtually committed when work starts on the sinking of themainshaft.
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They are now faced with a requirement to install monitoring equipment in themainshaft.
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It seems to me that there was some slight lack of supervision or inspection of those ships, because in one particular case the breakdown occurred in themainshaft.
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The rollers have either a rubber or steel chevron pattern and a steelmainshaft.
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Themainshaftof the mine was deep with a headframe.
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A typical vaned feather features amainshaft, called the rachis.
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This projector featured dynamo lighting which was powered by a belt from a large flywheel connected to themainshaft.
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Today, the stump of the cross remains, but themainshaftis housed inside the priory.
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Themainshaftwas capped by an 85-foot steel tower which controlled a mechanical hoisting cage.
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And due to its high-speed gear, themainshaftcould run significantly higher at 4,170 rpm.
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The aftmainshaftstrut bearings for, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, were composed of this wood.
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The front and rear axles were connected by amainshaftcalled the "perch" or "reach".
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The latter went into production in 1959 and was themainshaftof the deposit up to the end of production in 1990.
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The area is honeycombed with mines and mineshafts, but in recent years themainshafthas been blasted closed.
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He purchased a grain mill and used the water wheel andmainshaftto run saws and lathes, which helped speed the production of parts.
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The latter, type, rotary, had at least onemainshaftthat made one or more continuous revolutions, one addition or subtraction per turn.
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The deepest point of the pit was usually themainshaft.
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Themainshafthad reached a depth of 213m by 1902.
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