single shaft

collocation in English

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single
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/us
/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/
one ...
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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 ofsingleandshaftfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thissingleshaftis called a "mainshaft".
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These engines drove thesingleshaftthrough a common gearbox.
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The north doorway is simpler, with asingleshaft.
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More than one treadle can operate asingleshaft.
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She had three gasoline engines connected to asingleshaft.
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It is more versatile than the procedure with double balloon on asingleshaftand is technically easier than the approach with two balloon catheters on two separate guidewires.
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Again, there should be separate types of nuclear core, perhaps operating the propulsion machinery geared to turbines with asingleshaft.
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In addition, many pits which were previously separated are to be joined up and will be worked from asingleshaft.
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It went down thesingleshaftand sealed it off, trapping all the men and boys—some only eight years old.
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Propellants are fed via asingleshaft, dual inducer-impeller turbo-pump.
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Asingleshaftruns below the rollers running the length of the conveyor.
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A unique feature of the emu feather is its double rachis emerging from asingleshaft.
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The piers, with asingleshaftin their full height, are made of reinforced concrete.
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Often the turbine and the compressor are mechanically connected through asingleshaft.
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At 1200 hp the main motor turned asingleshaftto a maximum speed of 13.5kn km/h.
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It is a simple, low thrust, reverse flowsingleshaftengine with a centrifugal compressor and axial turbine.
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Asingleshaftcombined cycle plant comprises a gas turbine and a steam turbine driving a common generator.
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Garretts single-sequential turbocharger features an industry-first double-sided compressor wheel mounted on asingleshaft.
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Each had a high-pressure, a low-pressure, and a cruising turbine coupled to asingleshaft.
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Similar in operation to a turbo-charger unit, the compressor and turbine are on asingleshaft.
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It is asingleshafttapering upwards, ending in finials at the corners, and surmounted by a rounded roof.
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It uses fuel-rich staged combustion cycle and asingleshaftto drive both the fuel and oxidizer turbopumps.
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