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Shafts (tool components)

Scope note

Use for the long, straight parts of various types of tools, machines, and weapons, such as the rods that transmit power or motion from one part of a machine to another, or the slender sticks that constitute the main bodies of arrows.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300024970

Broader Terms used

<tool and equipment components>

Equivalent Terms used

shaft (tool component)

Created

13yrs ago

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