shaft

Definition

• n. a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
• n. a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
• n. a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
• n. (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column

Word forms

Present participle

shafting

Past tense

shafted

Past participle

shafted

Third person singular

shafts

Example sentences

1. n.

   The miner descended into the shaft to explore the depths of the earth.

2. vt.

   She decided to shaft the arrow before taking aim at the target.