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propeller shaft

(Mechanical Engineering) the shaft that transmits power from the gearbox to the differential gear in a motor vehicle or from the engine to the propeller in a ship or aircraft

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REVEALED: The tyre wrapped around the propellor shaft of the Duckmarine, far left, and, left, off the vehicle

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But its "life-saving" crew - who returned to Dublin last night - discovered a chunk was missing from the propellor shaft late on Wednesday night, causing EUR15,000 worth of damage and forcing them to cancel the voyage.

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Alightweight and rigid carbon fibre propellor shaft transfers torque from the front-mid engine to the rearmid transmission.