Sentence examples for upright shaft from inspiring English sources

Next, the feet were tightly bound or nailed to the upright shaft.

An upright shaft that had gears on the top and bottom passed through the hollow post to drive a paddle-wheel-like scoop to raise water.

The crossbeam was then raised high against the upright shaft and made fast to it about 9 to 12 feet (approximately 3 metres) from the ground.

A ledge inserted about halfway up the upright shaft gave some support to the body; evidence for a similar ledge for the feet is rare and late.

Usually, the condemned man, after being whipped, or "scourged," dragged the crossbeam of his cross to the place of punishment, where the upright shaft was already fixed in the ground.

It does not appear to have been a pumping mill; and the upright shaft, instead of having the reciprocating perpendicular movement of a pumping shaft, revolved, and furnished, by means of a bevelled gear at the lower end of the shaft, a revolving motion to a horizontal shaft used for various purposes upon farms.

Beyond the plaza is a ceremonial enclosure surrounded by a "fence" made entirely of upright shafts of columnar basalt.

The motor has a chuck for holding the bits by their straight shanks on one end of its shaft and fits upright (chuck down) in the base.

And they figure out a plausible way for the ancient Egyptians to have managed to lug a 30-ton shaft of granite into an upright position.

These include upright wooden stakes, a paddle, bows and other axe shafts.

Keep upright when in use to prevent liquids running inside the shaft of the pipette.