shaft

[ʃæft]

Definition:
1. A line that forms the length of an arrow pointer.
2. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
3. A long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow.
4. A column of light (as from a beacon.
5. The main (mid) section of a long bone.

Use 'shaft' in a sentence:

1. It is the business end of a deadly weapon; a spear - the shaft, of course, is long gone.
2. Single shaft economy slitter handles most materials including vinyl, plastic films, non-woven s, foams and paper.
3. It consists of shafts, culverts, channel and flood dam ( a small reservoir) composed of four parts.
4. A residue can build up on the hair shaft, leaving the hair limp and dull looking.
5. He sought out the spot where the scarf was caught on the brush shaft and began cutting it.
6. And if you have any luck, maybe you'll fall down the elevator shaft and break your neck too.
7. A worker was decapitated when a lift plummeted down the shaft on top of him.
8. Years before, men had dug the mine shaft straight back into the mountain.
9. I look for a shaft of light through the clouds.
10. The last part is the shaft and this is the hair which is above the skin and is, of course, what we can see.
11. The equipment was taken down the shaft in pieces.
12. Attenuation, Scattering, Modeling water surface, Light shafts, Caustics.
13. His spear shaft was like a weaver's rod, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels.
14. The shaft of the ceremonial mace is the whorled tusk of a narwhal, a small Arctic whale. The door handles are of walrus tusk.
15. Remove a shaft nut and washer.
16. He handed over the arrow shaft to the general and said: "It's done. Please give me my pay."
17. RUGGEDNESS. Automotive ring gear differential. Axle shafts on roller bearings.
18. Research on Axial and Radial Force Testing Technology of Pump Shaft.
19. The rotor is connected to the main shaft, which spins a generator to create electricity.
20. He deliberately jerked the shafts to rock him a bit.
21. The prop shaft vibrated like mad and shook the exhaust mounting loose.
22. A shaft sunk inside a tunnel is called a winze.
23. Based on Systems Engineering to Optimize Design of Shaft Drainage.
24. Shafts of fear ran through her as she heard footsteps behind her.
25. There was a family of cats on the rooftop there, making their home in the ventilation shaft.
26. In the center of each gallery is a ventilation shaft, bounded by a low railing.
27. At the base of a deep shaft six metres below the modern streets a wooden structure was revealed.
28. The shaft inclines almost 30 degrees.
29. Shafts were sunk, with tunnels dug laterally.
30. One of the shapes MOVES toward them, emerging into a shaft of sunlight.
31. Application and comparison of two different method for humeral shaft fractures.
32. C She got the gold mine, he got the shaft.
33. The first shaft was built in 1947. That time gypsum was transported only with a wagon.
34. These towers, or "blades," pinwheel about a triangular central shaft that holds elevators and mechanical equipment.
35. He is like a moonbeam like a shaft of silver.
36. Research on information input method of shaft parts for CAPP system.
37. As you can see, along the length of the hair, there are three main parts called the bulb, the root and the shaft.
38. The next step is to test the strength of the shaft.
39. This paper analyses the piston effect problem in dellling shaft sinking method and its detriments.
40. The wind spins the blades, which turn a shaft connected to a generator that produces electricity.
41. A crew was sent down the shaft to close it off and bail out all the water.
42. This paper presents main parameters of improved inclined shaft lifting system.
43. The shaft of the turbine is coupled to the rotor of the generator.
44. He was wounded by a shaft.
45. They can break the brush head off and sharpen the shaft in seconds.
46. The depth of the shaft is 520 yards.
47. Usually in gyro designs the shaft member tends to run hotter than the outer member.
48. The spade and fork have longer shafts, providing better leverage.
49. He was found dead at the bottom of a lift shaft.
50. The fire began in a lift shaft and spread to the roof.
51. A shaft of moonlight fell on the lake.
52. Shafts of sunlight pierced the heavy mist.
53. A brilliant shaft of sunlight burst through the doorway.
54. A piston links to a drive shaft by means of a connecting rod.