shaft
IPA: ʃˈæft
noun
- (obsolete) The entire body of a long weapon, such as an arrow.
- The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin.
- (by extension) Anything cast or thrown as a spear or javelin.
- Any long thin object, such as the handle of a tool, one of the poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle, the driveshaft of a motorized vehicle with rear-wheel drive, an axle, etc.
- A beam or ray of light.
- The main axis of a feather.
- (lacrosse) The long narrow body of a lacrosse stick.
- A vertical or inclined passage sunk into the earth as part of a mine
- A vertical passage housing a lift or elevator; a liftshaft.
- A ventilation or heating conduit; an air duct.
- (architecture) Any column or pillar, particularly the body of a column between its capital and pedestal.
- The main cylindrical part of the penis.
- The chamber of a blast furnace.
- (meteorology) A relatively small area of precipitation that an onlook can discern from the dry surrounding area.
verb
- (transitive, slang) To fuck over; to cause harm to, especially through deceit or treachery.
- (transitive) To equip with a shaft.
- (transitive, slang) To fuck; to have sexual intercourse with.
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Examples of "shaft" in Sentences
- The coil is secured to the shaft.
- The shafts are being constructed.
- The second shaft can be unattached.
- The bats hibernate in the abandoned mine shafts.
- After the mine shaft, the trail intersects the road.
- The disk is connected to the drive shaft and to the driven shaft.
- A bogie is mounted on the shaft between the clip and the head of the shaft.
- The bearing thus vertically and rotatably supports and lubricates the shaft.
- The vertical shaft supporting the handle body is aligned with the bowstring.
- The helix is preferably rigidly mounted on the shaft and the shaft is slidable.