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ROTOR SHAFT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The axis around which the major rotor of a helicopter turns
Synonyms:
rotor head; rotor shaft
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rotor shaft" is a kind of...):
axis; axis of rotation (the center around which something rotates)
Holonyms ("rotor shaft" is a part of...):
main rotor (rotor consisting of large rotating airfoils on a single-rotor helicopter that produce the lift to support the helicopter in the air)