Meanings
nounliftshaft (plural liftshafts)
plural liftshafts · alternative lift shaft
- UKThe vertical shaft in a building which contains a lift (elevator) platform or cab, and through which it is moved from floor to floor.
Synonyms: elevator shaft
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe vertical shaft in a building which contains a lift (elevator) platform or cab, and through which it is moved from floor to floor.
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Origin
- Proto-Germanic*skaftaz
- Old Englishsceaft
- Englishliftshaft
From lift (“vertical transport, elevator”) + shaft, from Old English sceaft, from Proto-Germanic *skaftaz.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish hissikuilu
- hissikuilushaft for a lift
French puits d'ascenseur
- puits d'ascenseurshaft for a lift
Hungarian liftakna
- liftaknashaft for a lift
Norwegian Bokmål heissjakt
- heissjaktshaft for a lift
Spanish pozo
- pozoshaft for a lift
Swedish hisschakt
- hisschaktshaft for a lift
Turkish asansör boşluğu
- asansör boşluğushaft for a lift
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with liftshaft
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APA
liftshaft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liftshaft
MLA
“liftshaft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liftshaft. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “liftshaft,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liftshaft.
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