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A shaft can be

  • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" [syn: shot, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe]
  • slang, meaning to receive unfair treatment
  • a hole in the earth typically used for mineral extraction, such as mining. Mineshafts will normally be vertical, man-made structures. (See also pitch (vertical space)).
  • a long cylindrical piece of metal, typically found in motors, machines etc.; axles or driveshafts, for example.
  • the long cylindrical section of an architectural column between the base and the capital.
  • a vertical space inside a building used to conduct pipes, conduits, or cables between floors. Elevators also travel in shafts; see Elevator shaft. See also Shafting.
  • a modern vulgarism meaning penis.
  • a weapon in the Quake video game serie.

Shaft can also refer to