Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ventilation shaft

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables: ven-ti-la-tion shaft
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A (usually) vertical shaft constructed for the purpose of ventilating underground mines and tunnels, including sewers.

Inflected Forms

ventilation shafts (plural)

Synonyms

airshaft ventilating shaft

Questions

What does ventilation shaft mean?: A (usually) vertical shaft constructed for the purpose of ventilating underground mines and tunnels, including sewers.

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