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Look up shaft or shafts in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shaft may refer to: Shaft (mechanical engineering), a rotating machine element used to transmit
Shaft
Mechanical component for transmitting torque and rotation
A drive shaft, driveshaft, driving shaft, tailshaft (Australian English), propeller shaft (prop shaft), or Cardan shaft (after Girolamo Cardano) is a
Drive_shaft
Fictional private investigator
its four sequels—Shaft's Big Score! (1972), Shaft in Africa (1973), Shaft (2000) and Shaft (2019)—as well as in the seven 1973–74 Shaft television films
John_Shaft
Japanese animation studio
Shaft Inc. (stylized as SHAFT; Japanese: 株式会社シャフト, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Shafuto), also known as Shaft Animation Studio, is a Japanese animation studio
Shaft_(company)
American action crime thriller film by John Singleton
Shaft is a 2000 American action crime thriller film co-written, co-produced, and directed by John Singleton and starring Samuel L. Jackson in the title
Shaft_(2000_film)
American blaxploitation crime action thriller film
Shaft is a 1971 American blaxploitation crime action thriller film directed by Gordon Parks and written by Ernest Tidyman and John D. F. Black. It is
Shaft_(1971_film)
Film directed by Tim Story
Shaft is a 2019 American action comedy film directed by Tim Story and written by Kenya Barris and Alex Barnow. The film stars Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie
Shaft_(2019_film)
Archaeological site in Israel
Warren's Shaft is a vertical shaft next to the Gihon Spring, the main source of water of Bronze and Iron Age Jerusalem, discovered in 1867 by British
Warren's_Shaft
Phenomenon in electric motors and generators
Shaft voltage occurs in electric motors and generators due to leakage, induction, or capacitive coupling with the windings of the motor. It can occur
Shaft_voltage
British game show
Shafted is a British game show that aired on ITV from 5 to 26 November 2001 and was hosted by Robert Kilroy-Silk. The game begins with six players and
Shafted
Architectural element; vertical moulded shaft
baluster (/ˈbæləstər/ ) is an upright support, often a vertical moulded shaft, square, or lathe-turned form found in stairways, parapets, and other architectural
Baluster
Type of burial
A shaft tomb or shaft grave is a type of deep rectangular burial structure, similar in shape to the much shallower cist grave, containing a floor of pebbles
Shaft_tomb
Weights used to balance otherwise unbalanced engine movement
Balance shafts are used in piston engines to reduce vibration by cancelling out unbalanced dynamic forces. The counter balance shafts have eccentric weights
Balance_shaft
Process of excavating a vertical or near vertical tunnel from the top down
Shaft mining or shaft sinking is the action of excavating a mine shaft from the top down, where there is initially no access to the bottom. Shallow shafts
Shaft_sinking
Unit of power
the drivetrain.[citation needed] Shaft horsepower (shp) is the power delivered to a propeller or turbine shaft. Shaft horsepower is a common rating for
Horsepower
Part of the penis located outside of the pelvic cavity
The body or shaft of the penis is the free portion of the human penis that is located outside of the pelvic cavity. It is the continuation of the internal
Body_of_penis
Film series
The Shaft franchise consists of five action-crime feature films and seven television films, centered on a family of African-American police detectives
Shaft_(franchise)
Topics referred to by the same term
Shafting may refer to: Roof_and_tunnel_hacking#Shafting Look up shafting in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shaft (disambiguation) This disambiguation
Shafting
Pyramid engineering feature
Star shafts, (sometimes called "air shafts") are two narrow ducts leading out of the King's Chamber of the Great Pyramid of Giza, or to similar shafts in
Star_shaft
1970 detective novel by Ernest Tidyman
Shaft is a 1970 detective novel by Ernest Tidyman. It is the first novel in the John Shaft novel series. The novel debuted the character John Shaft and
Shaft_(novel)
American actor (1942–2023)
portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft and four of its sequels, Shaft's Big Score! (1972), Shaft in Africa (1973), its 2000 sequel
Richard_Roundtree
Mining shafts in the Ronchamp
The Ronchamp colliery shafts (French, Les puits des houillères de Ronchamp) are a series of collieries undertaken by the various mining companies in the
Ronchamp_colliery_shafts
The shaft effect, also known as elevator effect or shaft jacking, is a phenomenon occurring in shaft-drive motorcycles. This effect occurs because the
Shaft_effect
Hypothetical device
A shaft passer is a device that allows a spoked wheel to rotate despite having a shaft (such as the axle of another wheel) passing between its spokes.
Shaft_passer
1973 film by John Guillermin
Shaft in Africa is a 1973 American blaxploitation film directed by John Guillermin, and the third film of the Shaft series, starring Richard Roundtree
Shaft_in_Africa
Rotating shaft historically used for power transmission
A line shaft or millworks is a power-driven rotating shaft for power transmission within factories and industrial complexes. They were used extensively
Line_shaft
Methods for transmitting power from a source to an application
attached implement or separate machine. Most commonly, it is a splined drive shaft installed on a tractor or truck allowing implements with mating fittings
Power_take-off
Weather phenomenon viewed from distance
A precipitation shaft or, depending on the precipitation type, a rain shaft or hail shaft, is a weather phenomenon, often visible from the ground at large
Precipitation_shaft
Electromechanical device
encoder, also called a shaft encoder, is an electro-mechanical device that converts the angular position or motion of a shaft or axle to analog or digital
Rotary_encoder
UK radio presenter
Mike Shaft is a UK based radio presenter, who has been active in British broadcasting for over forty years. During his career Shaft has presented programmes
Mike_Shaft
Shaft alignment is the process of aligning two or more shafts with each other to within a tolerated margin. The resulting fault if alignment is not achieved
Shaft_alignment
1971 song by Isaac Hayes
"Theme from Shaft", written and recorded by Isaac Hayes in 1971, is the soul and funk-styled theme song to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Shaft. The theme
Theme_from_Shaft
Bow of wood connecting shafts over horse
A shaft bow is an element of horse harness that is attached to the front of the shafts of a horse-drawn vehicle and joins them by arching high above the
Shaft_bow
Type of bicycle which uses a drive shaft to transmit power instead of a chain
A shaft-driven bicycle is a bicycle that uses a drive shaft instead of a chain to transmit power from the pedals to the wheel. Shaft drives were introduced
Shaft-driven_bicycle
British band
Dando Shaft is the name of a short-lived psychedelic/progressive folk and folk jazz band that was primarily active in the early 1970s. The band has attracted
Dando_Shaft
Cable for transmitting rotation in any direction
A flexible shaft, often referred to as a flex shaft, is a device for transmitting rotary motion between two objects which are not fixed relative to one
Flexible_shaft
Vertical transport machine
An elevator shaft was included in the design because Cooper was confident that a safe passenger elevator would soon be invented. The shaft was cylindrical
Elevator
1972 film by Gordon Parks
Shaft's Big Score! is a 1972 American blaxploitation action-crime film starring Richard Roundtree as private detective John Shaft. It is the second entry
Shaft's_Big_Score!
Patent Shaft, formerly The Patent Shaft and Axletree Company, established in 1840, was a steel-making company that operated large steelworks situated in
Patent_Shaft
1971 soundtrack album by Isaac Hayes
Shaft is a double album by Isaac Hayes, recorded for Stax Records' Enterprise label as the soundtrack LP for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 1971 blaxploitation
Shaft_(Isaac_Hayes_album)
Piece of sporting equipment used to hit a golf ball in a game of golf
club used to hit a golf ball in a game of golf. Each club is composed of a shaft with a grip and a club head. Woods are mainly used for long-distance fairway
Golf_club
Coal mine in Saône-et-Loire, France
in the mid-18th century, covering an area of 3,435 hectares. In total 70 shafts were created in this mining basin, although only around 10 were directly
Épinac_coal_mine
Pole-mounted close combat weapon
which the main fighting part of the weapon is fitted to the end of a long shaft, typically of wood, extending the user's effective range and striking power
Polearm
Type of genital piercing
Deep shaft piercings are piercings which pass through the penile shaft. They are most commonly seen in the form of deeply placed ampallangs, apadravyas
Deep_shaft_piercing
Series of TV movies
Shaft is a television series that aired along with Hawkins during 1973–74 television season on The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies. Broadcast every third
Shaft_(TV_series)
2003 film
Blind Shaft (Chinese: 盲井; pinyin: Mángjǐng) is a 2003 film about a pair of brutal con artists operating in the illegal coal mines of present-day northern
Blind_Shaft
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Shaft is a census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 235. It is located
Shaft,_Maryland
Largest pyramid in the Giza Necropolis, Egypt
apart) presumably stabilize the tunnel. The Well Shaft (also known as the Service Shaft or Vertical Shaft) links the lower end of the Grand Gallery to the
Great_Pyramid_of_Giza
Long bone of the upper arm
and two short processes (tubercles, sometimes called tuberosities). The shaft is cylindrical in its upper portion, and more prismatic below. The lower
Humerus
Vertical passages used to move air underground
In subterranean civil engineering, ventilation shafts, also known as airshafts or vent shafts, are vertical passages used in mines and tunnels to move
Ventilation_shaft
1994 compilation album by Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Plasma Shaft is a compilation box set of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It was released in Australia and Japan as a bonus to Blood Sugar Sex Magik in
The_Plasma_Shaft
Underground vertical or inclined passageway in civil engineering
In civil engineering a shaft is a passageway that is either vertical or inclined more than 45 degrees. Shafts are often entered through a manhole and closed
Shaft_(civil_engineering)
Eccentric gear reduction mechanism
input shaft by a certain ratio. Cycloidal speed reducers are capable of relatively high ratios in compact sizes with very low backlash. The input shaft drives
Cycloidal_drive
Type of burial structure
A shaft and chamber tomb is a type of chamber tomb used by some ancient peoples for burial of the dead. They consist of a shaft dug into the outcrops
Shaft_and_chamber_tomb
Machine component found in many power transmission applications
The shaft collar is a simple, yet important, machine component found in many power transmission applications, most notably motors and gearboxes. The collars
Shaft_collar
Machinery component
Radial shaft seals, also known as rotary lip seals, are used to seal rotary elements, such as a shaft or rotating bore. Common examples include strut seals
Radial_shaft_seal
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
Monier Ventilation Shaft 3 is a heritage-listed ventilation shaft at Florence Street, Teneriffe, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed
Monier_Ventilation_Shaft_3
Device used in manufacturing
continuous-process printing presses. Airshafts—also called air expanding shafts—are used in the manufacturing processes for fitting into a core onto which
Airshaft
Mechanical device that connects and disconnects two rotating shafts or other moving parts
output shaft to be disconnected from a rotating input shaft. The clutch's input shaft is typically attached to a motor, while the clutch's output shaft is
Clutch
Zambian footballer (born 1979)
Shaft Katuka (born 31 March 1979) is a retired Zambian football midfielder. Shaft Katuka at National-Football-Teams.com v t e
Shaft_Katuka
Comic book superhero
Shaft (Jeff Terrel) is a superhero created by writer/artist Rob Liefeld. Liefeld created the character for his Extreme Studios as the leader of superhero
Shaft_(Image_Comics)
1975 Israeli-American heist film directed by Menahem Golan
supporting roles. The film was also released as Diamond Shaft, although it has no relation to the Shaft films other than having Roundtree in the cast. Charles
Diamonds_(1975_film)
County in Gilan province, Iran
boxes, or other symbols. Shaft County (Persian: شهرستان شفت) is in Gilan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shaft. At the time of the 2006 National
Shaft_County
The Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition refers to a set of interlocked cultural traits found in the western Mexican states of Jalisco, Nayarit, and, to
Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition
Western_Mexico_shaft_tomb_tradition
see past Shaft's deception. Alucard is able to save Richter instead of killing him, and goes on to defeat Shaft, although not before Shaft successfully
List of Castlevania characters
List_of_Castlevania_characters
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
Monier Ventilation Shaft 2 is a heritage-listed ventilation shaft at 134 St Paul's Terrace, Spring Hill, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was
Monier_Ventilation_Shaft_2
Obsolete unit of measurement
shaftment), finger (7⁄48 shaftment), palm (1⁄2 shaftment) hand (2⁄3 shaftment), span (1.5 shaftments), cubit (3 shaftments) and ell (7.5 shaftments)
Shaftment
Mechanical component that converts rotational motion to reciprocal motion
A camshaft is a shaft that contains a row of pointed cams in order to convert rotational motion to reciprocating motion. Camshafts are used in piston
Camshaft
Central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear
An axle or axletree is a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear. On wheeled vehicles, the axle may be fixed to the wheels, rotating with them, or
Axle
French coal mines
day. At that time, eight shafts were in operation, and two steam engines were in service. In 1832, several exploratory shafts were dug in the municipality
Gémonval_coal_mines
Rotating machine element
Transmission shafts are used to transmit power between the source and the machine absorbing power; e.g. counter shafts and line shafts. Machine shafts are the
Shaft (mechanical engineering)
Shaft_(mechanical_engineering)
Gas turbine used to spin a shaft
turboshaft engine is a form of gas turbine that is optimized to produce shaft horsepower rather than jet thrust. In concept, turboshaft engines are very
Turboshaft
Mine shaft used for the purpose of pumping
construction, an engine shaft is a mine shaft used for the purpose of pumping, irrespective of the prime mover. Outline of mining Shaft sinking "The clue is
Engine_shaft
French coal mine shaft
The Saint-Charles shaft (or No. 8 shaft) is one of the main collieries of the Ronchamp coal mine. It is located in Ronchamp, Haute-Saône, in eastern France
Saint-Charles_shaft
Medical condition
Tibia shaft fracture is a fracture of the proximal (upper) third of the tibia (lower leg bone). Due to the location of the tibia on the shin, it is the
Tibia_shaft_fracture
2000 soundtrack album to Shaft by various artists
Music from and Inspired by Shaft is the soundtrack to John Singleton's 2000 action crime thriller film Shaft. Composed of seventeen contemporary R&B and
Shaft_(2000_soundtrack)
British dating game show
Love Shaft is a British speed-dating game show broadcast on E4. It is presented by Will Best and narrated by Maria McErlane. TV highlights 21/5/2012 Guardian
Love_Shaft
2001 horror film directed by Dick Maas
Down (re-titled The Shaft on US releases) is a 2001 English-language Dutch science fiction horror film written and directed by Dick Maas and starring
Down_(film)
Topics referred to by the same term
Spanish–American War United States Shafter, California, in Kern County Shafter, Illinois Shafter, Missouri Shafter, Texas Fort Shafter, Hawaii This disambiguation
Shafter
Penis piercing
A frenum piercing or frenulum piercing is a piercing of the penis shaft's underside. A series of parallel frenum piercings is known as a frenum ladder
Frenum_piercing
Shafted projectile that is shot with a bow
launched by a bow. A typical arrow usually consists of a long, stiff, straight shaft with a weighty (and usually sharp and pointed) arrowhead attached to the
Arrow
Cave in Derbyshire, England
cavern near Castleton in the Derbyshire Peak District, and is the deepest shaft of any known cave in Britain, at 141.5 metres (464 ft). The existence of
Titan_(cave)
Non-steerable propeller drive leg
output shaft. The saildrive's input shaft is therefore also horizontal. That input shaft is geared so as to drive a vertical intermediate shaft extending
Saildrive
1973 studio album by Bernard Purdie
Shaft is an album led by jazz drummer Bernard Purdie, which was recorded for the Prestige label in 1971. Stewart Mason of Allmusic states, "these limp
Shaft_(Bernard_Purdie_album)
1896 coal mine cave-in in Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States
The Twin Shaft disaster occurred in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Colliery in Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States, on June 28, 1896, when a massive
Twin_Shaft_disaster
Type of furnace used for smelting to produce industrial metals
intermediate material used in the production of commercial iron and steel, and the shaft furnaces used in combination with sinter plants in base metals smelting
Blast_furnace
Film genre
to be explored. Shaft and its protagonist, John Shaft, brought African-American culture to the mainstream world. Sweetback and Shaft were both influenced
Blaxploitation
Fifth generation of the Porsche 911 sports car
cracking, slipped sleeves, and bore scoring, and last, the intermediate shaft (IMS) bearing. The rear main seal issue in some models was due to improper
Porsche_911_(996)
Loom component that acts as a weft passage
moved up or down by the shaft. This is achieved because each thread of the warp goes through a heddle on a shaft. When the shaft is raised the heddles are
Heddle
1995 South Africa mine elevator accident
Africa fell into the mine shaft, hitting an elevator carrying mine workers, and causing it to plunge to the bottom of the shaft, killing 104 miners. It
Vaal_Reefs_mining_disaster
Type of golf club
A wood is a type of club used in the sport of golf. Woods have longer shafts and larger, rounder heads than other club types, and are used to hit the ball
Wood_(golf)
American soccer player (born 1999)
Shaft Brewer Jr. (born October 28, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays as right-back for Maltese Premier League club Birkirkara
Shaft_Brewer_Jr.
2023 mineshaft accident at Impala Platinum mine in South Africa
South Africa, when an ascending mine elevator fell 200 m down the number 11 shaft. Thirteen miners were killed, 11 on the scene and two dying in hospital
Impala Platinum mine shaft accident
Impala_Platinum_mine_shaft_accident
American musician and actor (1942–2008)
film composer. Hayes wrote the musical score for the film Shaft (1971). For the "Theme from Shaft", he was awarded the Academy Award for Best Original Song
Isaac_Hayes
anatomy, the dorsal veins of the penis are blood vessels that drain the shaft (corpora cavernosa, corpus spongiosum), the skin and the glans of the human
Dorsal_veins_of_the_penis
Species of bird
The shaft-tailed whydah or queen whydah (Vidua regia) is a small, sparrow-like bird in the genus Vidua. During the breeding season the male has black
Shaft-tailed_whydah
1973 film score by Johnny Pate
Shaft in Africa is the soundtrack produced by Johnny Pate for the film Shaft in Africa and distributed for ABC Records in 1973. You Can't Even Walk in
Shaft_in_Africa_(soundtrack)
Fictional mystical martial arts in Marvel Comics
Elektra, Stone is an elderly woman who taught Elektra the martial arts. Shaft – Uses a bow and arrow. Claw – Uses handheld metal blades (similar to Wolverine's
Chaste_(Marvel_Comics)
Hair on the human body during and after puberty
movement and vibration via the shaft to sensory nerves within the skin. Follicular nerves detect displacement of hair shafts and other nerve endings in the
Body_hair
Geologic formation in Nevada, United States
The Shafter Formation is a geologic formation in Nevada. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period. Earth sciences portal United States
Shafter_Formation
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Boy/Male
Arabic Muslim Welsh
Beams of light; shafts of light.
Boy/Male
Indian
Giving shaft, Honest, Truthful, Healer
Boy/Male
Muslim
Giving shaft, Honest, Truthful, Healer
Boy/Male
Muslim
Giving shaft, Honest, Truthful, Healer
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Newcastle and Durham)
English (mainly Newcastle and Durham) : of uncertain origin, probably a derivative of northern Middle English stang ‘pole’ (of Old Norse origin). Possible meanings include a topographic name for someone who lived by a pole or stake (compare Stakes) or an occupational name for someone armed with one. Alternatively, it may be a nickname for someone who had ‘ridden the stang’, i.e. been carried on a pole through the streets as an object of derision, in punishment for some misdemeanor. However, this custom is of uncertain antiquity.Orcadian : probably a habitational name from a minor place called Stanagar in the parish of Stromness.German : occupational name for a maker of shafts for spears and the like, from an agent derivative of Middle High German stange ‘pole’, ‘shaft’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by an orchard, or a metonymic occupational name for a fruit grower, from Middle English orchard.English : habitational name from any of the places called Orchard. Those in Devon and Somerset are named from Old English ortgeard, orceard (a compound of wort, wyrt ‘plant’ (later associated with Latin hortus ‘garden’) + geard ‘yard’, ‘enclosure’), while East and West Orchard near Shaftesbury in Dorset have a different origin, ‘(place) beside the wood’, from Celtic ar + cēd.Scottish : English surname adopted as equivalent of Urquhart.
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Shaft
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Leicestershire, so called from Old English Scēaftingtūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with Scēaft’, a byname meaning ‘shaft’, ‘spear’. The initial consonant was modified from ‘sh’ to ‘sk’ under Scandinavian influence.
Male
Norse
Old Norse name composed of the name of the god Thor and the word gÃsl "arrow, shaft," hence "Þórr's arrow."
Boy/Male
Indian
Giving shaft, Honest, Truthful, Healer
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English female personal name Ayleve, Aylgive, Old English Æ{dh}elgifu, composed of the elements æ{dh}el ‘noble’ + gifu ‘gift’, which was borne by a daughter of King Alfred the Great, who became abbess of Shaftesbury.English : from the Old Norse byname EilÃfr, which is composed of the elements ei ‘always’ + lÃfr ‘life’.
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n.
The long handle of a spear or similar weapon; hence, the weapon itself; (Fig.) anything regarded as a shaft to be thrown or darted; as, shafts of light.
n.
Shafts, collectivelly; a system of connected shafts for communicating motion.
n.
An arrow or bolt for a crossbow having feathers or brass placed at an angle with the shaft to make it spin in flying.
n.
Alt. of Shaftment
n.
The shaft of a column, or a small ornamental shaft.
n.
A long passage for the admission or outlet of air; an air shaft.
a.
Furnished with a shaft, or with shafts; as, a shafted arch.
n.
A perpendicular shaft sunk to cut the lode at any required depth.
n.
A lining of timber or metal around the shaft of a mine; especially, a series of cast-iron cylinders bolted together, used to enable those who sink a shaft to penetrate quicksand, water, etc., with safety.
n.
A solid or hollow cylinder or bar, having one or more journals on which it rests and revolves, and intended to carry one or more wheels or other revolving parts and to transmit power or motion; as, the shaft of a steam engine.
n.
The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine; -- distinguished from the downcast. Called also upcast pit, and upcast shaft.
n.
A round of iron on the shaft of a tilting spear, to protect the hand.
n.
A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft; -- so called by miners.
v. t.
To distort, as a solid body, by turning one part relatively to another about an axis passing through both; to subject to torsion; as, to twist a shaft.
n.
The shaft of a terminus, from which the bust of figure seems to issue or arise.
v. t.
A stab of iron welded to the side of a forging, as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.
a.
Having a shaft; -- applied to a spear when the head and the shaft are of different tinctures.