ша́хта

fairly common #4472C2

nounfeminineinanimatecountable

1.
mine, coal mine, pitmining
Мой дед всю жизнь рабо́тал в ша́хте.
My grandfather worked in a mine all his life.
Often specifically a coal mine; also used for the mining enterprise as a whole.
2.
shaft, mineshaft, elevator shaft
Ключи́ упа́ли в ша́хту ли́фта.
The keys fell down the elevator shaft.
Any vertical passage: mine shaft, lift shaft, ventilation shaft.
3.
(rare) firebox (of a furnace), furnace shafttechnology
Ша́хту пе́чи загружа́ют углём све́рху.
The firebox of the furnace is loaded with coal from above.
Technical term for the chamber of a furnace where fuel burns.

Examples

На шахте установили новый рудоподъёмник для работы.
A new ore hoist was installed at the mine.
Мы купили взрывозащищённый фонарь для шахты.
We bought an explosion-proof flashlight for the mine.
В этой шахте добывают графит.
Graphite is mined in this mine.
Внутри ша́хты бы́ло очень темно́.
It was very dark into the mine.
Крупный недропользователь построил новую шахту.
A major mining company built a new mine.
На шахте есть особая рудничная лампа.
There is a special mining lamp at the mine.
Учёные изучают залегание угольных пластов в шахте.
Scientists are studying the location of the coal seams in the mine.
Уранит был найден в старой шахте
Uranite was found in an old mine.