countershaft

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

counter- +‎ shaft

Noun[edit]

countershaft (plural countershafts)

  1. Synonym of jackshaft (mechanical component for rotational force)

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

countershaft (third-person singular simple present countershafts, present participle countershafting, simple past and past participle countershafted)

  1. Synonym of jackshaft