Countershaft
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Countershaft is a noun meaning Synonym of jackshaft (“a mechanical component for rotational force”).
Meaning
Synonym of jackshaft (“a mechanical component for rotational force”).
More Meanings
- Synonym of jackshaft.
Example Sentences
Instead of the pistons driving through the connecting-rods directly on to the wheels that carry the weight of the engine, the Drachenfels piston and connecting-rod drove on to a countershaft which carried two small cog wheels. The latter engaged with two larger gears, between which, and on the same shaft, was the pinion to engage with the rack rail.
Word Forms
- countershafts
- counter shaft
- countershafting
- countershafted
Synonyms for countershaft
Depending on context, synonyms include jackshaft.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include linchpin, shaft, mezzanine, lynchpin, gear, centrepiece.
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