- cam|shaft
- cam|shaft «KAM SHAFT, -SHAHFT», noun.a rod or shaft on which a cam is fastened, such as one in an internal-combustion engine by which the valves of the cylinders are opened and closed.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cam|shaft
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