shaft of light
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3.5
- noun
:
rayo de luz
- A thin shaft of light comes from the crack in the drapes and falls across their bodies.
- shaft of light falls
- a thin shaft of light
- shaft of light comes
You know, it's sort of tricks you into getting into its wheelbarrow and then it moves you to some place where maybe there's just a shaft of light or maybe there's cool water.
- You know, it's sort of tricks you into getting into its wheelbarrow and then it moves you to some place where maybe there's just a shaft of light or maybe there's cool water.
Examples
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There was a brilliant shaft of light at the far corner of the room, and David moved into it.
Fiction book (2000) -
The sun is barely coming up, and only a few shafts of light are illuminating the darkness.
Fiction book (1991) -
This was a shaft of light from the sky.
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A shaft of light illuminates a wild animal.
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As the drawbridge continues to lower, the shaft of light becomes wider.
Fiction book (1990) -
The door to Claire's room in the safe house opens, throwing a shaft of light over her form.
Fiction book (1996) -
The room sits in dark shadows broken by occasional bright shafts of light.
Fiction book (2000) -
The cemetery is quiet in the late afternoon, with shafts of light falling through the eucalyptus trees.
Fiction book (2001) -
An oblique shaft of light struck across the man's face, throwing his features into relief.
Fiction book (1998) -
His bedroom door was partially open, and a shaft of light came into the room from the kitchen.
Synonyms
327
1.0
A narrow line of light like a sunbeam
275
3.4
A line of light that shines from one place to another
15
5.0
A narrow beam of light that falls in a straight line
12
2.5
A narrow line of light from a lamp or the sun
4
2.2
A narrow column of light that you can see in the air
2
2.0
A narrow beam of light you can see shining through darkness
A beam of sunlight that comes into a room at an angle
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'shaft' (a narrow column) + 'light' (brightness), with 'of' marking their relationship; the combined meaning 'a narrow column of light' is directly derivable from the constituents. This pattern (beam/ray of light) is cross-linguistically common and follows straightforward noun + of + noun composition, so a B1 learner who knows the parts will understand it.
Etymology
Shaft of light shows a narrow shaft or column of light coming through a small opening, like a crack or a window. That's why it means 'a narrow beam of light that shines on a small area'.