airshaft

noun

Etymology

From air + shaft.

  1. inherited from *skaftaz
  2. inherited from *skaft
  3. inherited from sċeaft
  4. inherited from schaft
  5. compounded as airshaft — “air + shaft

Definitions

  1. A vertical (or near vertical) opening (shaft) running from a courtyard to the sky, thus…

    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.
    • Howard turned left and walked to the end of the building. Here was a narrow alleyway, which gave on the airshaft at the rear of the building.
  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…

    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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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA