drumshaft

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noun

The central rotating shaft of the drawworks drum on a drilling rig.

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Meanings

noundrumshaft (plural drumshafts)

plural drumshafts

  1. The central rotating shaft of the drawworks drum on a drilling rig.

Origin

drum + shaft

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APA

drumshaft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drumshaft

MLA

“drumshaft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drumshaft. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drumshaft,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drumshaft.

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