air shaft

A form of 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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Meanings

nounair shaft (plural air shafts)

plural air shafts

  1. alternativeAlternative form of airshaft.

    A doctor testified to the effect that the atmosphere on the Metropolitan was 'concentrated fog'. [...] Further air shafts were installed, but 'electrivisation' was coming, and everyone knew it.

    2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 44

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna shaft for ventilation

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air well
Broader
shaft
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air well

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

air shaft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20shaft

MLA

“air shaft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20shaft. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “air shaft,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20shaft.

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