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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