When Guericke held his hand against the ball and turned the shaft quickly, a static electric charge built up.

The oxen plodded around and around, turning the groaning shaft.

The steam enters the first (high pressure) turbine, turning the shaft at 5,600 rpm.

In an electric motor the moving part is the rotor which turns the shaft to deliver the mechanical power.

Then she put the marked section in the fire, turning the shaft to char it all around.

Occasionally, he sloshed some wine over it as he turned the shaft.

It must then turn the second shaft on which the wheels are mounted.

Virtually all the engine's power goes to turning the shaft holding the propeller, so the thrust effect from the exhaust is slight.

The air flow past the cups in any horizontal direction turned the shaft in a manner that was proportional to the wind speed.

The engine turns the shaft of the generator head.