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—countershafting, n./kown"teuhr shaft', -shahft'/, n. Mach.jackshaft (def. 1).[1860-65; COUNTER- + SHAFT]
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countershaft
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Countershaft — Coun ter*shaft (koun t?r sh?ft ), n. (Mach.) An intermediate shaft; esp., one which receives motion from a line shaft in a factory and transmits it to a machine. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
countershaft — [kount′ərshaft΄] n. an intermediate shaft that transmits motion from the main shaft of a machine to a working part … English World dictionary
countershaft — noun A jackshaft … Wiktionary
countershaft — n. jackshaft … English contemporary dictionary
countershaft — noun a machine driveshaft that transmits motion from the main shaft to where it is required … English new terms dictionary
countershaft — coun·ter·shaft … English syllables
countershaft — /ˈkaʊntəʃaft/ (say kowntuhshahft) noun in machines, an intermediate shaft driven from a main shaft …
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