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shafts
/ʃɑːfts/
noun
trzony
Also
szyby(m)promienie(m)
Definition
A long, narrow part or section forming the handle of a tool or weapon, or a beam of light, or a vertical passage in a building or mine.
Examples
The old tools had wooden shafts that were smooth from use.
Stare narzędzia miały drewniane trzony, gładkie od użytkowania.
Sunlight streamed through the window in golden shafts.
Światło słoneczne wpadało przez okno złotymi promieniami.
Miners descended into the deep shafts of the coal mine.
Górnicy zjeżdżali w głąb szybów kopalni węgla.
Collocations
light shaftselevator shaftsdrive shafts
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