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noun
- 1. a long, narrow part or section forming the handle of a tool or club, the body of a spear or arrow, or a similar implement: "the shaft of a golf club"
- 2. a ray of light or bolt of lightning: "a shaft of sunlight"
verb
- 1. (of light) shine in beams: "brilliant sunshine shafted through the skylight"
- 2. (of a man) have sex with. vulgar slang
shaft | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary. Definition of shaft – Learner’s Dictionary. shaft. noun [ C ] uk / ʃɑːft / us. shaft noun [C] (HOLE) a long, vertical hole that people or things can move through, either inside a building or in the ground: a mine shaft. a ventilation shaft. Want to learn more?
(informal) Verb Forms. shaft somebody to treat somebody unfairly or cheat them. Word Origin. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. See shaft in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: shaft.
noun A column or obelisk. noun The principal portion of a column, between the capital and the base. noun Something suggestive of a spear or arrow in appearance or configuration, as. noun A ray or beam of light. noun A bolt of lightning. noun A long, narrow, often vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for mining ore; a tunnel.
noun. Definition of shaft. 1. as in beam. a narrow sharply defined line of light radiating from an object shafts of late-afternoon sunlight pierced the blinds and streaked the floor. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. beam. ray. laser. sunbeam. spotlight. moonbeam. sunburst. 2. as in spear.
Places. Other. Shaft. Look up shaft or shafts in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shaft may refer to: Rotating machine elements. Shaft (mechanical engineering), a rotating machine element used to transmit power. Line shaft, a power transmission system. Drive shaft, a shaft for transferring torque.
In mechanical engineering, a shaft is a rotating machine element, usually circular in cross section, which is used to transmit power from one part to another, or from a machine which produces power to a machine which absorbs power. Types. They are mainly classified into two types.
In the English description: adit - arrow - axle - beam - bore - chute - cribbing - distributor cap - front axle - funnel - glory hole - head house - journal - rachis - ray - sliver of light - stairwell. Spanish:
