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Air shaft

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.

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noun
  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

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