English Explanatory Dictionary

airshaft

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A vertical (or near vertical) opening (shaft) running from a courtyard to the sky, thus allowing air to circulate to high-rise apartments or offices.
  2. A passage supplying ventilation into a mine tunnel or other underground facility.
  3. A device used for handling winding reels in the processing of web-fed materials, such as in continuous-process printing presses.

Word forms

airshaft airshafts air shaft air-shaft

Etymology

From air + shaft.

Synonyms

air well ventilation shaft vent shaft lightwell
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