shaft
/ʃæft/ n [C] (POLE)Definition
› a long pole or rod: Energy from the wheels turns the shafts and produces electricity. The feathers at the end of the arrow’s shaft help it travel in a straight line. Sliced beef was curled around a scallion shaft, then fried. › A shaft of light is a single beam.
(Definition of shaft n (POLE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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