vertical shaft

collocation in English

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vertical
adjective
uk
/ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/us
/ˈvɝː.t̬ə.kəl/
standing or pointing straight up or at an angle of 90° to a horizontal surface ...
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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 ofverticalandshaftfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was not until 1854 that the firstverticalshaftwas sunk in the county.
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When the wheels turn, theverticalshaft(transmission gear shaft) doesn't move.
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The trace fossil is surrounded by a marginal tube and an openverticalshaftconnects it to the sediment surface.
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The demand for labor increased when open-pit mining in the late 1880s andverticalshaftmining was begun.
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Only oneverticalshaftwas used.
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It is averticalshaftpit burial cave.
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The generators would be of synchronousverticalshafttype.
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The elevator enters anotherverticalshaft, this one pitch black.
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Thisverticalshaftwas driven by a bevel gear attached to a horizontal shaft, which in turn could be operated either by hand or by attachment to an electric motor.
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Theverticalshaftwas extended beyond the second floor by an iron gudgeon to anotherverticalshaft that reached the top 3 floors to drive the winding machines.
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Access was via averticalshaftthat was sealed off once the burial was completed.
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The engine featured double overhead camshafts, driven by averticalshaftthrough bevel gears.
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The main drive shaft powered averticalshaftin each bay that ran to each floor.
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Averticalshaftbeneath the millhouse connects the grindstones with a tub wheel turbine.
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The steering column was inclined backwards unlike theverticalshafton many of its contemporaries.
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The first was to have a horizontal bar jutting out of averticalshaft.
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It is usually employed for low specific speed,verticalshaftfrancis turbine.
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They have a simpleverticalshaftwith short tunnels bearing horizontally from the base.
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The nest is averticalshaft200-300mmin 0, with several brood cells branching off it.
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Ore was mined in an inclined shaft and averticalshaftwith of crosscutting.
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Coil and dynamo ignition was driven by skew gearing from the camshaft-driveverticalshaft.
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The overhead camshaft is driven by averticalshaftthrough bevel gears, which also forms the armature of the dynamo.
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The mysterious opening is said to be a fantastically deepverticalshaftwhich possesses extremely bizarre properties.
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The rotor is built up on theverticalshaftwith radial supports and cages for holding the baskets in position.
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