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shaft

[shaft, shahft] / ʃæft, ʃɑft /
NOUN
rod
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NOUN
weapon
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NOUN
ray of light
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They allow gimmes if the putt is within the shaft of your putter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Last year, the MGU-H - the motor generator unit on the turbo shaft - was used to spool up the turbo to aid performance in a number of ways, including at the starts.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Here are two films largely about torturous family dynamics; why is Winslet’s getting the shaft?

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

It was at a tunnel shaft next to a mosque in northern Gaza.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

The robot climbed higher, and the shaft grew narrower.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown