airshaft

See also: air shaft

English

Alternative forms

air shaft
air-shaft

Etymology

air +‎ shaft

Noun

airshaft (plural airshafts)

(architecture) A vertical opening running from a courtyard to the sky, thus allowing air to circulate to high-rise apartments or offices
(manufacturing) A device used for handling winding reels in the processing of web-fed materials, such as in continuous-process printing presses

Synonyms

(architectural feature): air well, ventilation shaft

Translations

an opening facilitating air circulation

Arabic: عَمُود التَّهْوِيَة‎‎ m (ʿamūd at-tahwiya)
German: Lüftungsschacht (de) m, Lüftungschacht m, Abzugsschacht (de) m, Abzugschacht m

Russian: вентиляцио́нная ша́хта f (ventiljaciónnaja šáxta)
Spanish: conducto de ventilación f, foso de ventilación f, pozo de ventilación f

See also

airshaft on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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