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air well

American  

noun

  1. a ventilating shaft in a building.


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Even just opening the windows and turning on an air-conditioning system can “substantially decrease the amount of virus in the air well over 50%,” Chan said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2022

It has helped keep planes in the air, well over a billion automobiles on the roads and plastics in the kitchen — the underpinnings of the contemporary economy.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2022

Once known as simply a player that scored around the basket, he had the confidence to leave his wrist in the air well after he took the shot.

From Fox News • Mar. 9, 2022

Jeffery plays the ball in the air well and has good body control.

From Chicago Tribune • Apr. 28, 2012

I don't call this machine any great beauty, but it seems to cut the air well.

From The Forest of Swords A Story of Paris and the Marne by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)