shaftway

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noun

The vertical space in a building in which the elevator or lift travels.

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Meanings

nounshaftway (plural shaftways)

plural shaftways

  1. The vertical space in a building in which the elevator or lift travels.

Origin

From shaft + way.

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Cite this entry
APA

shaftway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaftway

MLA

“shaftway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaftway. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shaftway,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaftway.

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