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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.
a rotating or oscillating round, straight bar for transmitting motion and torque, usually supported on bearings and carrying gears, wheels, or the like, as a propeller shaft on a ship, or a drive shaft of an engine.
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.
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.
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.
a rotating or oscillating round, straight bar for transmitting motion and torque, usually supported on bearings and carrying gears, wheels, or the like, as a propeller shaft on a ship, or a drive shaft of an engine
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. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
noun. shafts. The main axis of a feather, especially its distal portion. American Heritage Medicine. The long stem or body of an arrow or spear. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A long, slender part or object. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A missile or something that seems to be hurled like a missile; bolt.
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.
