shaft

shaft
01. A cable snapped, and the elevator plunged down the [shaft], killing three people who were trapped inside.
02. The hikers found an old mine [shaft] and decided to explore it.
03. The boat had a bunch of weeds caught around the propeller [shaft], so we had to stop and clean it off.
04. Richard just bought some new golf clubs with titanium shafts, and they're super light.
05. Robin Hood was so good with his bow that he could shoot an arrow that would split the [shaft] of another arrow in the target.
06. A [shaft] of sunlight broke through the clouds and lit up the spot where we were sitting.
07. He was driving off road and hit a huge rock which actually broke the drive [shaft] of his car.
08. When the miners came out of the mine [shaft], their faces and hands were completely black.
09. Our elevator got stuck in the [shaft] between floors, so we had to wait for over 40 minutes for someone to get us out.
10. In the painting 'The Calling of Saint Matthew' by Caravaggio, Christ enters the scene from the right, along with a brilliant [shaft] of light penetrating the darkness.
11. The warrior broke his spear during the fight, so he used the broken [shaft] of his weapon to stab his enemy in the heart.
12. Dave bent the [shaft] of his golf club when he got angry and smashed it against a rock.
13. My grandfather has a set of old golf clubs with wooden [shafts].
14. After being overcast all day, a [shaft] of sunlight finally broke through the clouds after suppertime and it began to warm up a bit.
15. He broke the blade of his hockey stick in the game, but luckily he can keep the same [shaft] and just replace the blade.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • Shaft — Shaft, n. [OE. shaft, schaft, AS. sceaft; akin to D. schacht, OHG. scaft, G. schaft, Dan. & Sw. skaft handle, haft, Icel. skapt, and probably to L. scapus, Gr. ????, ????, a staff. Probably originally, a shaven or smoothed rod. Cf. {Scape},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shaft — puede referirse a: En ficción: La novela de 1971 escrita por Ernest Tidyman y que trata sobre un detective privado negro: Shaft (1971), una película basada en la novela. Shaft (álbum), la banda sonora de la película grabada por Isaac Hayes. Theme …   Wikipedia Español

  • Shaft — [ʃæft] bezeichnet: Shaft (Buch), einen Roman von Ernest Tidyman Shaft (Film), Literaturverfilmung aus dem Jahre 1971 Shaft – Liebesgrüße aus Pistolen (1972 – Fortsetzung des Films von 1971) Shaft in Africa (1973 – Fortsetzung des Films von 1971)… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • shaft|ed — «SHAF tihd, SHAHF », adjective. having a shaft or shafts …   Useful english dictionary

  • shaft — ► NOUN 1) a long, narrow part forming the handle of a tool or club, the body of a spear or arrow, or similar. 2) a ray of light or bolt of lightning. 3) a long, narrow, typically vertical hole giving access to a mine, accommodating a lift, etc.… …   English terms dictionary

  • shaft — A long smooth surfaced bar of metal with a circular (round) cross section. See armature shaft arm shaft auxilliar drive shaft axle shaft balance shaft bevel drive shaft cardan shaft clutch shaft composite propeller shaft …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • Shaft — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Shaft », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Shaft est à l origine une création littéraire… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • shaft — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ vertical ▪ narrow ▪ elevator (AmE), lift (BrE) ▪ She almost fell down an elevator shaft …   Collocations dictionary

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