Shaft may refer to:
Rotating machine elements Shaft (mechanical engineering), a rotating machine element used to transmit power Line shaft, a power transmission system Drive shaft, a shaft for transferring torque Axle, a shaft around which one or more wheels rotate
Vertical narrow passages Elevator shaft, a vertical passage housing a lift or elevator Ventilation shaft, a vertical passage used in mines and tunnels to move fresh air underground, and to remove stale air Shaft (civil engineering), an underground vertical or inclined passageway Pitch (ascent/descent), a significant underground vertical space in caving terminology 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 Shafting, illicit travelling through shafts
Long narrow rigid bodies The body of a column between the capital and the pedestal, or the column itself Type of long handle (grip) of hand-tools Shaft (golf), the long, tapered tube or rod which connects the golfer’s hands to the club head Staff, various applications The rachis of a feather, used in the name of certain species of birds
Fiction Shaft (franchise), a media franchise involving novels, comics, TV, film Shaft (novel), 1970 novel by Ernest Tidyman about an African-American private detective Shaft (1971 film), a film based on the novel Shaft (song), theme song from the original film, serving as the theme for the entire franchise Shaft (2000 film), a direct sequel/spin-off of the 1971 film, released in 2000, and fourth film in the series Shaft (2000 soundtrack) Shaft (2019 film), a direct sequel to the 2000 film and fifth film in the series Shaft (TV series), a 1973–1974 series of TV movies Shaft (Dynamite Entertainment), a comic book series based on the character John Shaft John Shaft, the titular character of the franchise Shaft (Castlevania), the dark priest from the Castlevania video game series Shaft (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics ninja character Shaft (Image Comics), a comic book character created by Rob Liefeld for his comic Youngblood Down (film), a 2001 horror film also known as The Shaft
Music Shaft (rave group), a UK dance music act which had a 1991 hit with "Roobarb and Custard" sampling vintage children's television programme Roobarb Shaft (British electronic duo), a dance music act which had a 1999 hit with a cover-remix of "(Mucho Mambo) Sway" Shaft (New Zealand band), a New Zealand indie band Shaft (club), a blues and jazz club in Istanbul, Turkey Shaft (Isaac Hayes album), the soundtrack for the film of the same name, recorded by Isaac Hayes "Theme from Shaft", performed by Isaac Hayes Shaft (Bernard Purdie album), a 1971 jazz album featuring a cover of the above track
Places Borden Shaft, Maryland, formerly called Shaft Shaft County, an administrative division of Gīlan Province in Iran Shaft, Iran, the capital of Shaft County Shaft, Bushehr, a village and island in Bushehr Province, Iran
Other Shaft (company), a Japanese animation studio Penile shaft, a part of the penis Clitoral shaft, a part of the clitoris Diaphysis, shaft of a long bone