countershaft
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countershaft
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From counter- + shaft.
noun countershafts · counter shaft
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Synonym of jackshaft (“a mechanical component for rotational force”).
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
Similar: jackshaft
verb countershafts · countershafting · countershafted
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Synonym of jackshaft.
Similar: jackshaft
Talk about this word "countershaft." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/countershaft. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. countershaft. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/countershaft "countershaft." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/countershaft.Cite this
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title = {countershaft},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/countershaft},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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