"sunshaft" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sunshafts [plural]
Etymology: sun + shaft Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sun|shaft}} sun + shaft Head templates: {{en-noun}} sunshaft (plural sunshafts)
  1. A shaft of sunlight; a sunbeam.
    Sense id: en-sunshaft-en-noun-NJ7iu39P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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