propeller shaft

collocation in English

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propeller
noun[C]
uk
/prəˈpel.ər/us
/prəˈpel.ɚ/
a device that causes a ship or aircraft to move, consisting of two or more blades that spin at ...
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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 ofpropellerandshaftfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They were hiding in the area of thepropellershaftand were intending to import drugs into the country.
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This drove a fixed-pitch wooden propeller via a spur reduction gear which conveniently raised thepropellershafthigh on the nose.
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The outer compartments each had a high-pressure ahead and reverse turbine for each wingpropellershaft.
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The engine is mounted, uncowled, ahead and above the wing leading edge, with thepropellershafton the boom line.
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Eagle spropellershaftcan be de-clutched from the engine so the propeller can freewheel, thus lessening drag while under sail.
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The gearbox is directly behind the engine, and a tubularpropellershaft, under the transmission tunnel, transmits the drive to a solid live rear axle.
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Forged steel is used for some ship parts, such as thepropellershaftsupport.
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Each set consisted of one high-pressure and one low-pressure turbine driving onepropellershaft.
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The engine was connected to thepropellershaftvia a chain drive with a 2.5:1 reduction ratio.
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Improvedpropellershaftglands and shaft locking gear were introduced.
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Each set consisted of a high-pressure turbine driving an outboardpropellershaftand a low-pressure turbine driving an inner shaft.
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It was to mount a 37-mm cannon in itspropellershaftand two 20-mm cannon in its lower nose.
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However, that evening herpropellershaftfractured, leaving her drifting helplessly.
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It developed over a four-speed countershaft gearbox and apropellershaft, which drove the rear wheels.
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She had two four-cylinder vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving a singlepropellershaft.
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Thepropellershaftpassed through the fan's central plate, which was made of cast magnesium.
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The 688-class engine room also contains the steam turbines that generate electricity and drive thepropellershaft.
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Between the gearbox and the differential, thepropellershafthad now been separated into two parts with three couplings.
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She had two 3-cylinder vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving onepropellershaft.
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It drove onepropellershaftusing steam provided by two boilers.
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