line shaft

noun

An early power transmission system used extensively during the Industrial Revolution, with a single central power source distributing power to all of the machinery in a building.

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Meanings

nounline shaft (plural line shafts)

plural line shafts · alternative lineshaft

  1. An early power transmission system used extensively during the Industrial Revolution, with a single central power source distributing power to all of the machinery in a building.
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APA

line shaft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20shaft

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“line shaft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20shaft. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “line shaft,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20shaft.

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