shaft
noun
a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows.
shafts
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pluralof shaft.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof shaft (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
shaftnouna long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows.
Example Sentences
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In South Africa, informal miners known locally as zama zamas pry open closed shafts to try their luck extracting what remains of the country’s gold reserves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
But the facility may still face challenges to profitability, the organisation said, including flooded mine shafts and the depletion of higher-grade ore deposits.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
While it was put out quickly, when firefighters entered the building they discovered it had spread to the lift shafts, where two lifts were stuck.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Although mining no longer takes place there, mining engineers remain responsible for maintaining the extensive network of tunnels and shafts safely.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
Hundreds of levels of floors circle above us, and elevators blur in round glass shafts.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
