air well
noun
a ventilating shaft in a building.
- Also called air shaft.
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How to use air well in a sentence
The moonlight playing across the sky had caught something white and faintly luminous that floated on air well above the tree tops.
The Red Lure | Roy J. SnellJane having rested, Brandon offered to teach her the new dance, saying he could whistle an air well enough to give her the step.
When Knighthood Was in Flower | Charles MajorA smell of wicked bodies, foul clothes, drink, and bad language made the air well-nigh solid.
Little Novels of Italy | Maurice Henry HewlettWhen these clothes are taken off at night, they should be so spread out, that they will air well before morning.
Child's Health Primer For Primary Classes | Jane AndrewsDr. Flower's small office was dark; its light came only through a single window from a narrow air-well.
Angela's Business | Henry Sydnor Harrison
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