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Meanings of shaft in English

Portuguese
raio
Catalan
raig
Spanish
haz
Wikidata

A column of light (as from a beacon)

      raio
      Russian
      шахтный ствол
      Spanish
      pozo
      Catalan
      eix de mina
      Wikidata

      Underground vertical or inclined passageway in civil and mining engineering.

            шахтный ствол
            Wikidata

            Part of a lacrosse stick.

                  Portuguese
                  pica
                  Catalan
                  titola
                  Spanish
                  pilila

                  Obscene terms for penis.

                      pica
                      Usage of shaft in English
                      1
                      Over the mountains in the east came the first shaft of day.
                      The Scouts of the Valley
                      2
                      This was the farthest point from the shaft in the entire mine.
                      Burnham Breaker
                      3
                      Used four times at the base of the shaft near the tower.
                      The Art of the Exposition / Personal Impressions of the Architec...
                      4
                      She almost didn't see it in time- averticalshaft yawning directly ahead.
                      White fire
                      5
                      A minute later, ballast men slide into view in the secondary shaft.
                      The windup girl
                      6
                      Wayland and the others were examining the black wall of the shaft.
                      The Freebooters of the Wilderness
                      7
                      There was no question of going up the stairs, lift or shaft.
                      Artemis Fowl: the Arctic incident
                      8
                      A shattering shaft of light flashed upon the veils; almost pierced them.
                      The Metal Monster
                      9
                      Occasionally one found its way into the shaft of a pressure elevator.
                      Artemis Fowl
                      10
                      The sunshine fell across the dusty room in a long, quivering shaft.
                      The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton
                      11
                      Before Bran had even finished speaking, the shaft was on its way.
                      Scarlet
                      12
                      The shaft is usually made of bamboo, malacc, or recently light steel.
                      The new yorker
                      13
                      Plenty of time for the Chicago Police to get down the shaft.
                      Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
                      14
                      A few rays straggled in through the opening of a deserted shaft.
                      The Underground City; Or, The Black Indies / (Sometimes Called T...
                      15
                      A letter to Caesar was enclosed in the shaft of his javelin.
                      Caesar: A Sketch
                      16
                      To Achilles death came in a shaft from the bow of Paris.
                      Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) / Classic Tales and Old-F...