Meanings
noundriveshaft (plural driveshafts)
plural driveshafts · alternative drive shaft
- A shaft used to transmit rotary motion.
The driveshaft of an automobile transfers power from the engine to the wheels.
1 more example
A windmill transmits motion to the ground level via a vertical driveshaft, which operates a water pump.
Origin
Translations
Arabic عَمُود الدَّوَرَان
- عَمُود الدَّوَرَان (ʕamūd ad-dawarān)a shaft used to transmit rotary motion
Danish drivaksel
- drivaksela shaft used to transmit rotary motion
Finnish vetoakseli
- vetoakselia shaft used to transmit rotary motion
French arbre
- arbrea shaft used to transmit rotary motion
German Antriebswelle, Kardanwelle
- Antriebswellea shaft used to transmit rotary motion
- Kardanwellea shaft used to transmit rotary motion
Norwegian Bokmål drivaksel
- drivaksela shaft used to transmit rotary motion
Polish wał napędowy
- wał napędowya shaft used to transmit rotary motion
Portuguese eixo acionador, eixo motor
- eixo acionadora shaft used to transmit rotary motion
- eixo motora shaft used to transmit rotary motion
Spanish árbol motor, eje transmisor
- árbol motora shaft used to transmit rotary motion
- eje transmisora shaft used to transmit rotary motion
- eje accionantea shaft used to transmit rotary motion
Swedish drivaxel
- drivaxela shaft used to transmit rotary motion
Cite this entry
APA
driveshaft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/driveshaft
MLA
“driveshaft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/driveshaft. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “driveshaft,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/driveshaft.
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