shaft
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The accident occurred on Wednesday at Pavan's private accommodation near Stellenbosch Golf Club; the lift doors opened but there was no lift car in the shaft, causing him to tumble three stories down.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
For your mechanic’s future reference, the fuel pump is now inside the crankcase, being driven by the engine balance shaft.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 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
Justin—you will recall—had told us that the machine, the pump that pulled air through the shaft, had switched from low speed to high when he had first explored through there.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
Vocabulary lists containing shaft
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 7
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 3
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