Meaning

2 senses

  1. The principal shaft of a motor

  2. The primary shaft of an arrow into which the foreshaft containing the arrowhead is inserted.

Origin

From main + shaft.

From main + shaft.

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Forms

plural: mainshafts

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
mainB1mainframemainlandmainlyA2mainstaymainstream
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