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Axle vs. Shaft — What's the Difference?

Axle vs. Shaft — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Axle and Shaft

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Axle

An axle or axletree is a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear. On wheeled vehicles, the axle may be fixed to the wheels, rotating with them, or fixed to the vehicle, with the wheels rotating around the axle.

Shaft

The long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow.

Axle

A supporting shaft or member on or with which a wheel or a set of wheels revolves.

Shaft

A spear or arrow.

Axle

The spindle of an axletree.
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Shaft

The handle of any of various tools or implements.

Axle

Either end of an axletree.

Shaft

One of two parallel poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle.

Axle

(obsolete) Shoulder.

Shaft

A long, generally cylindrical bar that rotates and transmits power, as the drive shaft of an engine.

Axle

The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel.

Shaft

(Zoology) The main axis of a feather, especially its distal portion.

Axle

A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree.

Shaft

The midsection of a long bone; the diaphysis.

Axle

An axis.
The Sun's axle

Shaft

The section of a hair projecting from the surface of the body.

Axle

The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel.

Shaft

The body of the clitoris, extending from the root to the glans.

Axle

A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree.

Shaft

The body of the penis, extending from the root to the glans.

Axle

An axis; as, the sun's axle.
Had from her axle tornThe steadfast earth.

Shaft

A column or obelisk.

Axle

A shaft on which a wheel rotates

Shaft

The principal portion of a column, between the capital and the base.

Shaft

A ray or beam of light.

Shaft

A bolt of lightning.

Shaft

A long, narrow, often vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for mining ore; a tunnel.

Shaft

A vertical passage housing an elevator.

Shaft

A duct or conduit for the passage of air, as for ventilation or heating.

Shaft

The upright portion of a boot that covers the leg.

Shaft

A scornful or sarcastic remark; a barb.

Shaft

(Slang) Harsh, unfair treatment. Often used with the
The management gave the unions the shaft.

Shaft

Vulgar Slang A penis.

Shaft

To equip with a shaft.

Shaft

(Slang) To treat in a harsh, unfair way
"He had been shafted by the press quite a bit" (Frank Deford).

Shaft

(Slang) To penetrate (someone) sexually.

Shaft

(obsolete) The entire body of a long weapon, such as an arrow.

Shaft

The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin.
Her hand slipped off the javelin's shaft towards the spearpoint and that's why her score was lowered.

Shaft

(by extension) Anything cast or thrown as a spear or javelin.

Shaft

Any long thin object, such as the handle of a tool, one of the poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle, the driveshaft of a motorized vehicle with rear-wheel drive, an axle, etc.

Shaft

A beam or ray of light.
Isn't that shaft of light from that opening in the cave beautiful?

Shaft

The main axis of a feather.
I had no idea that they removed the feathers' shafts to make the pillows softer!

Shaft

(lacrosse) The long narrow body of a lacrosse stick.
Sarah, if you wear gloves your hands might not slip on your shaft and you can up your game, girl!

Shaft

A vertical or inclined passage sunk into the earth as part of a mine
Your grandfather used to work with a crane hauling ore out of the gold mine's shafts.

Shaft

A vertical passage housing a lift or elevator; a liftshaft.
Darn it, my keys fell through the gap and into the elevator shaft.

Shaft

A ventilation or heating conduit; an air duct.
Our parrot flew into the air duct and got stuck in the shaft.

Shaft

(architecture) Any column or pillar, particularly the body of a column between its capital and pedestal.

Shaft

The main cylindrical part of the penis.
The female labia minora is homologous to the penis shaft skin of males.

Shaft

The chamber of a blast furnace.

Shaft

(weather) A relatively small area of precipitation that an onlook can discern from the dry surrounding area.

Shaft

To fuck over; to cause harm to, especially through deceit or treachery.
Your boss really shafted you by stealing your idea like that.

Shaft

(transitive) To equip with a shaft.

Shaft

To fuck; to have sexual intercourse with.
Turns out my roommate was shafting my girlfriend.

Shaft

The slender, smooth stem of an arrow; hence, an arrow.
His sleep, his meat, his drink, is him bereft,That lean he wax, and dry as is a shaft.
A shaft hath three principal parts, the stele [stale], the feathers, and the head.

Shaft

The long handle of a spear or similar weapon; hence, the weapon itself; (Fig.) anything regarded as a shaft to be thrown or darted; as, shafts of light.
And the thunder,Winged with red lightning and impetuous rage,Perhaps hath spent his shafts.
Some kinds of literary pursuits . . . have been attacked with all the shafts of ridicule.

Shaft

That which resembles in some degree the stem or handle of an arrow or a spear; a long, slender part, especially when cylindrical.
Thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold . . . his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.

Shaft

The handle or helve of certain tools, instruments, etc., as a hammer, a whip, etc.
Bid time and nature gently spareThe shaft we raise to thee.

Shaft

A humming bird (Thaumastura cora) having two of the tail feathers next to the middle ones very long in the male; - called also cora humming bird.

Shaft

A rod at the end of a heddle.

Shaft

A well-like excavation in the earth, perpendicular or nearly so, made for reaching and raising ore, for raising water, etc.

Shaft

A long passage for the admission or outlet of air; an air shaft.

Shaft

The chamber of a blast furnace.

Shaft

A line that forms the length of an arrow pointer

Shaft

An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect;
His parting shot was `drop dead'
She threw shafts of sarcasm
She takes a dig at me every chance she gets

Shaft

A long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)

Shaft

A column of light (as from a beacon)

Shaft

The main (mid) section of a long bone

Shaft

Obscene terms for penis

Shaft

A long pointed rod used as a weapon

Shaft

A vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)

Shaft

(architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column

Shaft

A vertical passage into a mine

Shaft

A revolving rod that transmits power or motion

Shaft

The hollow shaft of a feather

Shaft

Equip with a shaft

Shaft

Defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit

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