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Another word for shaft

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Noun

  1. A series of particles or waves traveling close together in parallel paths

    See also:

    light

  2. A relatively long, straight, rigid piece of metal or other solid material

    See also:

    thing

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Another word for shaft

Noun

  1. Rod

    See also:

    rod

  2. A weapon

    See also:

    weapon

  3. Light ray

    See also:

    ray

    beam

Idioms:

    give someone the shaft

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Sentence Examples

  • The main pit was a vertical shaft.

  • The fire was discovered by smoke in the upper shaft.

  • The shaft is of red granite and is beautifully polished.

  • This is the long splined shaft with a sixteen inch gear at one end.

  • A shaft of brilliant sunlight fell through the dusty layers of a horse chestnut tree, landing on the velvet vows of her shoes.

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