Shaft and Trench

Shaft

Shaft noun - A narrow sharply defined line of light radiating from an object.

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Trench and shaft are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trench" instead a noun "Shaft".

Nearby Word: shafting

Trench noun - A long narrow channel dug in the earth.

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Shaft and trench are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Shaft" instead a noun "Trench".

Nearby Words: trenchant, trenched, trencher, trenching

full	full shaft	full trench
long	long shaft	long trench
particular	particular shaft	particular trench
similar	similar shaft	similar trench
Other adjectives: single, deep, open, simple, entire, massive, big, black, dark, narrow, abandoned, secondary, central, nearby, giant.

Jackson Shaft (2000) wears a black leather trench coat that's every bit as badass as he is.

Source: Badass Longcoat
Star Wars: The Arcade Game's trench run, which now has barriers blocking your way to the exhaust port, making that part more reminiscent of the Death Star reactor core shaft run from Return of the Jedi.

Source: Airstrike Impossible
Since The Dam Busters, or rather, A New Hope's homage to The Dam Busters for the fight against the Death Star, there has been in increasing chance such missions will require flying though a canyon, shaft, city, or other form of trench or absurdly long and spacious corridor to reach the target.

Source: Airstrike Impossible

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