DRIVESHAFT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does driveshaft mean? 

• DRIVESHAFT (noun)
  The noun DRIVESHAFT has 1 sense:

1. a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application

  Familiarity information: DRIVESHAFT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DRIVESHAFT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("driveshaft" is a kind of...):

rotating shaft; shaft (a revolving rod that transmits power or motion)

Holonyms ("driveshaft" is a part of...):

drive line; drive line system (mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle)