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'''Shaft''' may refer to:<br />
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==Rotating machine elements==<br />
* [[Shaft (mechanical engineering)]], a rotating machine element used to transmit power<br />
* [[Line shaft]], a power transmission system<br />
* [[Drive shaft]], a shaft for transferring torque<br />
* [[Axle]], a shaft around which one or more wheels rotate<br />
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== Vertical narrow passages ==<br />
* [[Elevator shaft]], a vertical passage housing a lift or elevator<br />
* [[Ventilation shaft]], a vertical passage used in mines and tunnels to move fresh air underground, and to remove stale air<br />
* [[Shaft (civil engineering)]], an underground vertical or inclined passageway<br />
* [[Pitch (ascent/descent)]], a significant underground vertical space in caving terminology{{clarify|what has this to do with "shaft"?|date=December 2022}}<br />
* [[Shaft mining]], the method of excavating a vertical or near-vertical tunnel from the top down, where there is initially no access to the bottom<br />
* [[Roof and tunnel hacking#Shafting|Shafting]], illicit travelling through shafts<br />
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== Long narrow rigid bodies ==<br />
* The body of a [[column]] between the capital and the pedestal, or the column itself<br />
* Type of long [[handle (grip)]] of hand-tools<br />
* [[Shaft (golf)]], the long, tapered tube or rod which connects the golfer’s hands to the club head<br />
* [[Staff (disambiguation)#Rods|Staff]], various applications<br />
* The [[rachis]] of a feather, used in the name of certain species of birds<br />
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== Fiction ==<br />
* [[Shaft (franchise)|''Shaft'' (franchise)]], a media franchise involving novels, comics, TV, film<br />
** [[Shaft (novel)|''Shaft'' (novel)]], 1970 novel by Ernest Tidyman about an African-American private detective<br />
** [[Shaft (1971 film)|''Shaft'' (1971 film)]], a film based on the novel<br />
*** [[Shaft (song)|''Shaft'' (song)]], theme song from the original film, serving as the theme for the entire franchise<br />
** [[Shaft (2000 film)|''Shaft'' (2000 film)]], a direct sequel/spin-off of the 1971 film, released in 2000, and fourth film in the series<br />
*** [[Shaft (2000 soundtrack)|''Shaft'' (2000 soundtrack)]]<br />
** [[Shaft (2019 film)|''Shaft'' (2019 film)]], a direct sequel to the 2000 film and fifth film in the series<br />
** [[Shaft (TV series)|''Shaft'' (TV series)]], a 1973-1974 series of TV movies<br />
** [[Shaft (Dynamite Entertainment)|''Shaft'' (Dynamite Entertainment)]], a comic book series based on the character John Shaft<br />
** [[John Shaft]], the titular character of the franchise<br />
* [[Shaft (Castlevania)|Shaft (''Castlevania'')]], the dark priest from the ''Castlevania'' video game series<br />
* [[Shaft (Marvel Comics)]], a Marvel Comics ninja character<br />
* [[Shaft (Image Comics)]], a comic book character created by Rob Liefeld for his comic ''Youngblood''<br />
* [[Down (film)|''Down'' (film)]], a 2001 horror film also known as ''The Shaft''<br />
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== Music ==<br />
* [[Shaft (rave group)]], a UK dance music act which had a 1991 hit with "Roobarb and Custard" sampling vintage children's television programme ''Roobarb''<br />
* [[Shaft (British electronic duo)]], a dance music act which had a 1999 hit with a cover-remix of "(Mucho Mambo) Sway"<br />
* [[Shaft (New Zealand band)]], a New Zealand indie band<br />
* [[Shaft (club)]], a blues and jazz club in Istanbul, Turkey<br />
* [[Shaft (Isaac Hayes album)|''Shaft'' (Isaac Hayes album)]], the soundtrack for the film of the same name, recorded by Isaac Hayes<br />
** "[[Theme from Shaft|Theme from ''Shaft'']]", performed by Isaac Hayes<br />
* [[Shaft (Bernard Purdie album)|''Shaft'' (Bernard Purdie album)]], a 1971 jazz album featuring a cover of the above track<br />
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== Places ==<br />
* [[Borden Shaft, Maryland]], formerly called Shaft<br />
* [[Shaft County]], an administrative division of Gīlan Province in Iran<br />
* [[Shaft, Iran]], the capital of Shaft County<br />
* [[Shaft, Bushehr]], a village and island in Bushehr Province, Iran<br />
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== Other ==<br />
* [[Shaft (company)]], a Japanese animation studio<br />
* [[Body of penis|Penile shaft]], a part of the penis<br />
* [[Clitoris#Body|Clitoral shaft]], a part of the clitoris<br />
* [[Diaphysis]], shaft of a long bone<br />
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