Drive Shaft

A buzz came from the police radio screwed onto Dollys humongous drive-shaft hump. ❋ Carole Nelson Douglas (2009)

As Mansell snatched second gear while forging into the lead, an explosion at the rear of the Williams announced the failure of a drive-shaft coupling. ❋ Maurice Hamilton (2008)

He's one of more than 200 people who work at the local auto drive-shaft plant, set to close later this year. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The dismantled vehicle lay strewn all about, the body lifted to one side, the engine hanging from a gargantuan tripod, and the underpinnings — drive-shaft crossed by two axles — lay atop a pair of outstretched legs. ❋ King, Laurie R. (2005)

The imprecations paused, the convulsing legs began to push against the paving stones, and one arm wrapped around the drive-shaft, pulling its owner into open air. ❋ King, Laurie R. (2005)

He edged out along the drive-shaft to get at Nefer. ❋ Smith, Wilbur (2001)

Nefer leaned down from Krus 'back and with his own blade sliced the knot in the plaited leather rope that hitched the horses to the drive-shaft. ❋ Smith, Wilbur (2001)

Naja's weight drove down the drive-shaft and the end of it dug into the soft earth. ❋ Smith, Wilbur (2001)

At considerably greater structural cost, a pump chamber may be provided at low river-level, with vertical drive-shaft extending up to a motor on a platform above maximum flood level. ❋ Unknown (1995)

He studied the return lines and then let his senses drift across the drive-shaft connections; they were hotter than he would have liked. ❋ Modesitt, L. E. (1995)

The tiny steam engine behind the car tootled, and I turned to see its miniature drive-shaft move; then the car was rolling past us and Julia moaned — we could have been on it! ❋ Finney, Jack (1995)

I hacked at the rawhide tackle that pinned her to the drive-shaft of the chariot. ❋ Smith, Wilbur, 1933- (1993)

Stoddard was showing Resler a six-foot section of a Huey tail-rotor drive-shaft tube. ❋ Mason, Robert (1983)

The handcar moved forward obediently, then stopped. he could feel a drive-shaft turn beneath his feet. ❋ King, Stephen, 1947- (1982)

Ex 1: I was driving down [the highway] and was being [paced] by another car. You glance over and find out he was playing with his [drive shaft] going down the highway. ❋ Mortified Driver (2012)

"Oh yeah [Harrison] [ram that] [driving shaft] into me!!!" ❋ Adtits877 (2009)