Anagrams of: JACKSHAFT_

• A common mechanical component used to transfer or synchronize rotational force in a machine.

• A wheelless axle used to turn the wheels of a locomotive.

• A jack (in any of the senses referring to types of fish).

• A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail.

• A cable between two ships or from a ship to a fixed point which can be used to support a load during transfer of personnel or materiel along the cable.

• A line (rope, webbing or cable), attached to a boat at the ends, to which a safety harness can be clipped to restrain falling in rough conditions and to prevent falling overboard.

• (underwater diving) A line fixed at both ends, which may be used to guide a load or a diver along the route of the line. Uses include guidance to and from the underwater work site, and as a means of controlling an underwater search.

• seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination

• take arbitrarily or by force

• seize control of

• seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination

• take arbitrarily or by force

• seize control of

• A sailor.

• English gin.

• the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba

• a stack of hay

• Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair

• a jackal native to Europe and Asia with a golden coat

• a jackal native to Africa with a black back

• a jackal native to Southern Africa with a stripe down its side

• a canid living in the deserts of Northern Africa related to the goldn jackal and the grey wolf