noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a beam/ray/shaft of light (= a thin line of light )
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There was a shaft of light from the doorway.
a shaft/ray/beam of sunlight
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A shaft of sunlight illuminated the left side of his face.
drive shaft
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As soon as we arrived after our long pull from the valley, she would arrange to have the horse taken out of the shafts.
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But the shaft of light didn't waver.
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Inside, the tall nave is divided by piers with clustered shafts and foliated capitals.
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Looking up, he found he was standing under a short vertical shaft , at the top of which was another trapdoor.
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New clubs with special shafts have now been bought in an effort to prevent fresh trouble with the right wrist.