drive shaft WORD ORIGIN noun Machinery. a shaft for imparting torque from a power source or prime mover to machinery. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of drive shaft First recorded in 1890–95 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for drive shaft drive shaft noun another name for propeller shaft Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012