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| + | A '''shaft''' is a term given to the [[handle]] of a [[weapon]] if that handle is particularly long as in a [[spear]] or [[polearm]]. This term is also often applied to [[tool]]s. |
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| + | ==Shaft (Archery)== |
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| + | A '''shaft''' (or period equivalent ''stele'') is the wooden body of an [[arrow]] to which a [[head]], [[feather|fletches]] are attached and into which a [[nock]] would be cut. |
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| + | ==Shaft (Engineering)== |
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| + | This is a narrow passageway that either connected a chamber to another chamber or the outside world for either travel or ventilation. eg mine shaft, ventilation shaft. |
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Revision as of 17:19, 15 March 2006
Shaft (Weapon Part)
A shaft is a term given to the handle of a weapon if that handle is particularly long as in a spear or polearm. This term is also often applied to tools.
Shaft (Archery)
A shaft (or period equivalent stele) is the wooden body of an arrow to which a head, fletches are attached and into which a nock would be cut.
Shaft (Engineering)
This is a narrow passageway that either connected a chamber to another chamber or the outside world for either travel or ventilation. eg mine shaft, ventilation shaft.
