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Webster 1913 Edition


Countershaft

Coun′ter-shaftˊ

(koun′t?r-sh?ftˊ)
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Noun.
(Mach.)
An intermediate shaft; esp., one which receives motion from a line shaft in a factory and transmits it to a machine.

Definition 2024


countershaft

countershaft

English

Noun

countershaft (plural countershafts)

  1. A jackshaft.