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liftshaft

noun

Etymology

From lift (“vertical transport, elevator”) + shaft, from Old English sceaft, from Proto-Germanic *skaftaz.

  1. inherited from *skaftaz✻
  2. inherited from sceaft

Definitions

  1. The vertical shaft in a building which contains a lift (elevator) platform or cab, and…

    The vertical shaft in a building which contains a lift (elevator) platform or cab, and through which it is moved from floor to floor.

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