Shaft

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

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

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

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

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