airshaft
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airshaft
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From air + shaft.
noun airshafts · air shaft · air-shaft
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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.
There was a warren of big cabins instead, many levels opening onto walkways around a common airshaft.
Similar: air well, ventilation shaft, vent shaft, lightwell
- A passage supplying ventilation into a mine tunnel or other underground facility.
- A device used for handling winding reels in the processing of web-fed materials, such as in continuous-process printing presses.
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noun an opening facilitating air circulation
| Español | conducto de ventilación, foso de ventilación, pozo de ventilación |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Lüftungsschacht, Lüftungschacht, Abzugsschacht, Abzugschacht |
| Italiano | presa d'aria, condotto dell'aria, pozzo di ventilazione |
| Русский | вентиляцио́нная ша́хта ventiljaciónnaja šáxta |
| العربية | عَمُود التَّهْوِيَة ʕamūd at-tahwiya |
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