rock shaft

noun

A shaft in a steam engine that oscillates instead of revolving.

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Meanings

nounrock shaft (plural rock shafts)

plural rock shafts

  1. A shaft in a steam engine that oscillates instead of revolving.
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APA

rock shaft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20shaft

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“rock shaft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20shaft. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rock shaft,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20shaft.

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