noun
The shaft of the harpoon splintered as the whale suddenly plunged downwards. These shafts help support the upper storey
At exactly noon on the winter solstice a shaft of light struck the altar at the centre of the stone circle
After the episode in the restaurant, Barbara had to suffer the shafts of her colleagues and their teasing
How many men went down the shaft in the first shift? The screen over the ventilating shaft must be kept clean
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