shaft

A rod in a machine that turns and passes power to other parts.

• The engine turns a shaft that drives the propeller.
  Motor, pervaneyi döndüren bir mili çevirir.
• A broken drive shaft stopped the truck on the motorway.
  Kırık bir şaft kamyonu otoyolda durdurdu.

A long, narrow vertical passage, for example for a lift or into a mine.

• The elevator travels up the shaft.
  Asansör kuyu boyunca yukarı çıkar.
• The miners went down the shaft at dawn.
  Madenciler şafakta kuyuya indi.

A long, narrow beam of light.

• A shaft of sunlight came through the window.
  Pencereden bir güneş ışığı huzmesi girdi.
• Shafts of light fell across the dusty floor.
  Tozlu zemine ışık huzmeleri düşüyordu.

The long handle of a tool, or the long thin part of an arrow.

• The shaft of the hammer was made of wood.
  Çekicin sapı tahtadandı.
• The arrow's shaft was straight and light.
  Okun gövdesi düz ve hafifti.