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View synonyms for air shaft

air shaft

noun

  1. Mining. a ventilating shaft.


air shaft

noun

  1. a shaft for ventilation, esp in a mine or tunnel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of air shaft1

First recorded in 1685–95
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Example Sentences

He was silent, and worked to get ready to descend the old air-shaft, with grim set lips.

He found an air shaft, a wide opening striking up into the heart of the building above.

"I wish we could set the air shaft working," suggested Sandy.

The perpendicular air shaft ran from the deepest part of the tunnel to the centre of a dense thicket on the hillside.

The kitchen opened on an air-shaft, and it was used, not only as a kitchen, but as a dining room and living-room.

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