shaft

noun

1. 1

   the hollow spine of a feather

2. 2

   a revolving rod that transmits power or motion

3. 3

   a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)

4. 4

   a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel

5. 5

   (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column

6. 6

   a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)

7. 7

   a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

8. 8

   obscene terms for penis

9. 9

   the main (mid) section of a long bone

10. 10

    an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

    his parting shot was `drop dead'

    she threw shafts of sarcasm

11. 11

    a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer

12. 12

    a column of light (as from a beacon)