a vertical shaft in a building to permit the passage of an elevator from floor to floor
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
