countershaft

English

Etymology

counter- +‎ shaft

Noun

countershaft (plural countershafts)

1. Synonym of jackshaft (“mechanical component for rotational force”)

Alternative forms

• counter shaft

Verb

countershaft (third-person singular simple present countershafts, present participle countershafting, simple past and past participle countershafted)

1. Synonym of jackshaft