Shaft (civil engineering) definition

(1) The hollow spine of a feather

(2) A revolving rod that transmits power or motion

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

(4) A vertical passage into a mine

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

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

(7) A long pointed rod used as a weapon

(8) Obscene terms for penis

(9) The main (mid) section of a long bone

(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"

"She takes a dig at me every chance she gets"

(11) A line that forms the length of an arrow pointer

(12) A column of light (as from a beacon)

(13) Defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit

(14) Equip with a shaft