shaft

[US]/ʃɑːft/
[UK]/ʃæft/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a long, narrow part or section forming the handle of a tool or weapon, often made of metal or wood

n. a vertical passage housing an elevator or staircase

n. a long, narrow channel or duct for conveying something

n. a straight line of light or radiation

vt. to treat harshly or unfairly; deceive

Phrases & Collocations

drive shaft

propeller shaft

gear shaft

main shaft

vertical shaft

shaft wall

shaft furnace

shaft lining

output shaft

inclined shaft

transmission shaft

shaft kiln

shaft seal

auxiliary shaft

rotating shaft

pile shaft

crank shaft

shaft coupling

air shaft

driving shaft

shaft sinking

Example Sentences

the shaft of a feather.

a shaft of sunlight.

a shaft of inspiration.

the shaft of an arrow

the shaft of a golf club.

This is the shaft of a steam engine.

shaft a boat through a tunnel

crank shaft impulse neutralizer

Unbolt the shaft coupling bolts.

got a shafting when they bought that house.

bars of sunlight shafting through the broken windows.

shafts of wood flighted with a handful of feathers.

he directs his shafts against her.

brilliant sunshine shafted through the skylight.

Claudia felt a shaft of pain shoot through her chest.

Unclamp the shaft from the vise and slide off the top bearing.

With the balance shaft, improved vibratility.

Real-world Examples

These deep holes are called pit shafts.

Source: British Students' Science Reader

Our only chance of escape just got the shaft!

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

What is this? This is a shaft off Internal Affairs?

Source: Go blank axis version

But this cracked drive shaft brings me great pain.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

The crank shaft rotates, the crank shaft goes to the transmission.

Source: Connection Magazine

" Aye, that's so. Go on and loose your shafts, then" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

But then they dropped you down that elevator shaft.

Source: Friends Season 3

A simultaneous blizzard and a shaft of sickly sun.

Source: The Power of Art - Joseph Mallord William Turner

The Dwarf watched her keenly as she drew the shaft to her ear.

Source: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Check the elevator shaft, check every vent, check the basement.

Source: Go blank axis version

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