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  • 1Top Fuel — Racing is a class of drag racing in which the cars are run on a maximum of 90% nitromethane and about 10% methanol (also known as racing alcohol), instead of gasoline. The cars are purpose built race cars, with a layout superficially resembling… …

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  • 2Shaft construction — concerns the building of vertical openings such as Raises and Shafts. Shafts are vertical openings used for supplying equipment, personnel, and support systems to the horizontal tunnel where the pipeline is installed. They can be temporary or… …

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  • 3Shaft — Shaft, n. [OE. shaft, schaft, AS. sceaft; akin to D. schacht, OHG. scaft, G. schaft, Dan. & Sw. skaft handle, haft, Icel. skapt, and probably to L. scapus, Gr. ????, ????, a staff. Probably originally, a shaven or smoothed rod. Cf. {Scape},… …

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  • 4Shaft alley — Shaft Shaft, n. [OE. shaft, schaft, AS. sceaft; akin to D. schacht, OHG. scaft, G. schaft, Dan. & Sw. skaft handle, haft, Icel. skapt, and probably to L. scapus, Gr. ????, ????, a staff. Probably originally, a shaven or smoothed rod. Cf. {Scape} …

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  • 5Shaft furnace — Shaft Shaft, n. [OE. shaft, schaft, AS. sceaft; akin to D. schacht, OHG. scaft, G. schaft, Dan. & Sw. skaft handle, haft, Icel. skapt, and probably to L. scapus, Gr. ????, ????, a staff. Probably originally, a shaven or smoothed rod. Cf. {Scape} …

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  • 6Shaft (rave) — Shaft was a UK based dance music act that scored a Top 10 hit in the UK singles chart in December 1991 with a rave anthem called Roobarb and Custard , featuring vocal samples from the vintage children s television cartoon Roobarb as well as a… …

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  • 7Shaft mining — Abandoned mine shafts in Marl, Germany. A …

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  • 8shaft — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ vertical ▪ narrow ▪ elevator (AmE), lift (BrE) ▪ She almost fell down an elevator shaft …

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  • 9shaft house — noun : a structure erected at the top of a shaft to house hoisting machinery * * * a structure housing machinery and other equipment at the top of a mine shaft. [1870 75] * * * shaft house, a heavy framework at the top of a mine shaft, to support …

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  • 10Shaft (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Shaft Type =Soundtrack Artist = Isaac Hayes Released = July 1971 Recorded = 1971 Stax Recording Studios (Memphis, Tennessee) Genre = Soul Length = 69:29 Label = Enterprise ENS 2 5002 Producer = Isaac Hayes Reviews = * All… …

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