What is Shaft?
'''Shaft''' can refer to {{enWiktionary|shaft}} * [[Axle]], a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear * An architectural [[column]]'s long cylindrical section * the height of a [[boot]] *[[Elevator]] shaft *''[[Shaft (1971 movie)]]'' or the 1971 novel on which it was based *''[[Shaft (album)]]'', the soundtrack for the movie of the same name, recorded by Isaac Hayes *''[[Shaft (2000 movie)]]'' *''[[Shaft (television)]]'' *''[[John Shaft]]'', the title character of the above movies. * [[Shaft (comics)]], a Marvel Comics ninja character *[[Shaft (band)]], a dance music act who scored a 1999 hit with a cover/remix of ''(Mucho Mambo) Sway'' *[[Roof and tunnel hacking#Shafting|Shafting]], illicit travelling through shafts *[[Shaft mining]] * [[Pitch (vertical space)]], a significant underground vertical space in caving terminology * [[Driveshaft]], a mechanical device for transferring power from the engine or motor to the point where useful work is applied * The part of a [[golf club (equipment)|golf club]] between its head and its grip * [[Penis]] (slang) * a weapon in the [[Quake (video game)|Quake]] video game series * [[Drive Shaft]], the fictional rock band led by Charlie Pace in the TV series ''Lost'' * [[Ventilation shaft]] * Part of a [[loom]] * [[Shaft (Castlevania)]], the dark priest from the Castlevania videogame series *[[Shaft (company)]], a Japanese animation company *''[[Shaft (club)]]'', a Blues and Jazz Club in Istanbul, Turkey. {{disambig}}