Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

airshaft

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: air-shaft
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vertical (or near vertical) opening (shaft) running from a courtyard to the sky, thus allowing air to circulate to high-rise apartments or offices.

noun

A passage supplying ventilation into a mine tunnel or other underground facility.

noun

A device used for handling winding reels in the processing of web-fed materials, such as in continuous-process printing presses.

Example Sentences

"There was a warren of big cabins instead, many levels opening onto walkways around a common airshaft."
"Howard turned left and walked to the end of the building. Here was a narrow alleyway, which gave on the airshaft at the rear of the building."

Etymology

From air + shaft.

Inflected Forms

airshafts (plural) air shaft (alternative) air-shaft (alternative)

Synonyms

air well ventilation shaft vent shaft lightwell

Questions

What does airshaft mean?: A vertical (or near vertical) opening (shaft) running from a courtyard to the sky, thus allowing air to circulate to high-rise apartments or offices.
Where does airshaft come from?: From air + shaft.

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