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shaft

A long straight part, or a hole going straight down.

Meanings of «shaft»

1 · noun

a long straight rod that turns to send power in a machine

A broken shaft stopped the engine from turning.

2 · noun

a narrow vertical passage going down into a mine

Workers rode a lift down the mine shaft.

3 · noun

a narrow beam of light

A single shaft of light entered through the curtains.

Similar: beamray

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The difference between similar words

a narrow line of light
raya thin line of light, often from the sunA ray of sunlight came through the curtains.
beama strong line of light, like from a torchThe beam of the torch lit the path.
shafta narrow line of light through a gapA shaft of light came through the crack in the door.