shaft alley
noun Nautical.
an enclosure on a ship for housing a propeller shaft and a walk for oilers.
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Also called shaft tunnel.
Words nearby shaft alley
shady, SHAEF, Shaffer, Shafiʿi, shaft, shaft alley, Shaftesbury, shaft feather, shaft grave, shaft horsepower, shaft house
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