"airshaft" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: airshafts [plural]
Etymology: air + shaft Etymology templates: {{compound|en|air|shaft}} air + shaft Head templates: {{en-noun}} airshaft (plural airshafts)
  1. (architecture) 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. Categories (topical): Architecture Synonyms: air well, ventilation shaft, vent shaft, lightwell Translations (an opening facilitating air circulation): عَمُود التَّهْوِيَة (ʕamūd at-tahwiya) [masculine] (Arabic), celobert [masculine] (Catalan), xemeneia d’aire [feminine] (Catalan), Lüftungsschacht [masculine] (German), Lüftungschacht [masculine] (German), Abzugsschacht [masculine] (German), Abzugschacht [masculine] (German), szellőzőakna (Hungarian), légudvar (Hungarian), lichthóf (Hungarian), presa d'aria [feminine] (Italian), condotto dell'aria [masculine] (Italian), pozzo di ventilazione [masculine] (Italian), вентиляцио́нная ша́хта (ventiljaciónnaja šáxta) [feminine] (Russian), conducto de ventilación [masculine] (Spanish), foso de ventilación [masculine] (Spanish), pozo de ventilación [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-airshaft-en-noun-uos3726i Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'an opening facilitating air circulation': 67 14 19
  2. (mining) A passage supplying ventilation into a mine tunnel or other underground facility. Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-airshaft-en-noun-6Jtov1nB Topics: business, mining
  3. (manufacturing) A device used for handling winding reels in the processing of web-fed materials, such as in continuous-process printing presses. Categories (topical): Manufacturing
    Sense id: en-airshaft-en-noun-k5ZO091b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 24 48 Topics: business, manufacturing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: air shaft, air-shaft

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