"lift shaft" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lift shafts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lift shaft (plural lift shafts)
  1. (UK) Alternative form of liftshaft. Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: liftshaft
    Sense id: en-lift_shaft-en-noun-CfvgWWpk Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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