shaft alley
nounNautical.
an enclosure on a ship for housing a propeller shaft and a walk for oilers.
- Also called shaft tunnel.
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How to use shaft alley in a sentence
To oblige him I donned overalls and crawled down into the shaft tunnel.
Pirates' Hope | Francis LyndeFrom outer to hawse-hole, from shaft-tunnel to crow's-nest, he explored and loved her.
Where the Blue Begins | Christopher Morley
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