Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mainshaft

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: main-shaft
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the principal shaft of a motor

noun

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

Etymology

From main + shaft.

Inflected Forms

mainshafts (plural) main shaft (alternative)

Questions

What does mainshaft mean?: the principal shaft of a motor
Where does mainshaft come from?: From main + shaft.

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