reversing shaft

noun

A shaft which permits a reversal of the order of steam passage through the ports of a steam engine.

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Meanings

nounreversing shaft (plural reversing shafts)

plural reversing shafts

  1. A shaft which permits a reversal of the order of steam passage through the ports of a steam engine.
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