"ventilating shaft" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ventilating shafts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ventilating shaft (plural ventilating shafts)
  1. Synonym of ventilation shaft. Synonyms: ventilation shaft [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-ventilating_shaft-en-noun-ZcDFDno6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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