Definitions For Airshaft

Noun

AIRSHAFT (plural AIRSHAFTs) (architecture) 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. (mining) A passage supplying ventilation into a mine tunnel or other underground facility. (manufacturing) A device used for handling winding reels in the processing of web-fed materials, such as in continuous-process printing presses.

Synonyms

architectural feature air well, ventilation shaft, vent shaft, lightwell

Translations

Arabic: عَمُود التَّهْوِيَة, m German: Lüftungsschacht, m, Lüftungschacht, m, Abzugsschacht, m, Abzugschacht, m Hungarian: szellőzőakna, légudvar, lichthóf Italian: presa d'aria, f, condotto dell'aria, m, pozzo di ventilazione, m Russian: вентиляцио́нная ша́хта, f Spanish: conducto de ventilación, m, foso de ventilación, m, pozo de ventilación, m

See also

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Alternative forms

air shaft air-shaft

Etymology

air + shaft