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- Dictionaryshaft/ʃɑːft/
noun
- 1. a long, narrow part or section forming the handle of a tool or club, the body of a spear or arrow, or similar: "the shaft of a golf club" Similar
- 2. a ray of light or bolt of lightning: "a shaft of sunlight" Similar
verb
- 1. (of light) shine in beams: "brilliant sunshine shafted through the skylight"
- 2. (of a man) have sex with. vulgar slang
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SHAFT definition: 1. a pole or rod that forms the handle of a tool or weapon: 2. a rod forming part of a machine…. Learn more.
The meaning of SHAFT is the long handle of a spear or similar weapon. How to use shaft in a sentence.
SHAFT meaning: 1. a pole or rod that forms the handle of a tool or weapon: 2. a rod forming part of a machine…. Learn more.
noun. a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows. something directed or barbed as in sharp attack: shafts of sarcasm. a ray or beam: a shaft of sunlight. a long, comparatively straight handle serving as an important or balancing part of an implement or device, as of a hammer, ax, golf club, or other implement.
1. A long thin object or part, as: a. The long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow. b. A spear or arrow. c. The handle of any of various tools or implements. d. One of two parallel poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle. e. A long, generally cylindrical bar that rotates and transmits power, as the drive shaft of an engine. 2.
A shaft is a long thin piece of wood or metal that forms part of a spear, axe, golf club, or other object.
The word shaft can describe all kinds of things that are long and thin, such a shaft of light or a spear or the handle of a golf club or the midsection of a long bone. A shaft can also be a long narrow tunnel, generally one that runs straight up and down, such as a mine shaft or an elevator shaft.
noun. /ʃɑːft/ /ʃæft/ Idioms. (often in compounds) a long, narrow passage that usually goes straight down in a building or underground, used especially for a lift or as a way of allowing air in or out. a lift/elevator shaft. a mineshaft. a ventilation shaft. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Take your English to the next level.
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. shaft noun [C] (HANDLE) the handle of a tool or weapon. a shaft of light. a beam of light. (Definition of shaft from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of shaft.
SHAFT meaning: 1 : the long, narrow part of a weapon, tool, instrument, etc.; 2 : a bar in a machine which holds or turns other parts that move or spin.
