propeller shaft

Noun

 * 1) The shaft which transmits the rotary motion from an engine to a propeller, as on a ship or aircraft.
 * 2)  the shaft which connects the gearbox to the differential on the axle of a rear-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive vehicle.

Translations

 * Finnish: potkuriakseli


 * Finnish: nivelakseli,
 * German: Gelenkwelle
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: mellomaksel, mellomaksling
 * Nynorsk: mellomaksel, mellomaksling