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Rareairshaft
The correct spelling is airshaft.
How to pronounce airshaft
noun
Say it like: Ayr-sha-ft
The correct spelling is airshaft. 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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Definition
noun
- 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.A passage supplying ventilation into a mine tunnel or other underground facility.
- 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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