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rotor shaft

n. the axis around which the major rotor of a helicopter turns [syn: rotor head]

Usage examples of "rotor shaft".

Three of the lines caught and wrapped around the rotor shaft before the tired old material gave way and shredded.

The Hip's five-bladed rotor lifted up off the helicopter's rotor shaft and cart-wheeled through the air.

One more pass, and the casing would fit the larger rotor shaft with adequate clearance, probably more than adequate clearance.