ventilation shaft

noun

A (usually) vertical shaft constructed for the purpose of ventilating underground mines and tunnels, including sewers.

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Meanings

nounventilation shaft (plural ventilation shafts)

plural ventilation shafts

  1. A (usually) vertical shaft constructed for the purpose of ventilating underground mines and tunnels, including sewers.

    Synonyms: airshaft, ventilating shaft

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA (usually) vertical shaft constructed for the purpose of ventilating underground mines and tunnels, including sewers.

Similar
airshaftventilating shaft
Also see
airshaftlightwellventilating shaft
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APA

ventilation shaft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventilation%20shaft

MLA

“ventilation shaft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventilation%20shaft. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ventilation shaft,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventilation%20shaft.

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