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liftshaft

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lift-shaft
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The vertical shaft in a building which contains a lift (elevator) platform or cab, and through which it is moved from floor to floor.

British usage

Etymology

From lift (“vertical transport, elevator”) + shaft, from Old English sceaft, from Proto-Germanic *skaftaz.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: sceaft, *skaftaz

Usage

Inflected Forms

liftshafts (plural) lift shaft (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

shaft

Synonyms

elevator shaft

Rhymes With

draft craft laughed shaft minecraft graft raft daft aft draught lovecraft haft

Questions

What does liftshaft mean?
The vertical shaft in a building which contains a lift (elevator) platform or cab, and through which it is moved from floor to floor.
Where does liftshaft come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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