air shaft
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4.7
- noun
- /ɛr ʃæft/
:
conducto de aire
- At approximately ten o'clock last night, two inmates from Huntsville, Robert 'Butch' Haynes and Jerry David Pugh, escaped through an air shaft, grabbed a prison employee's car, and got out through the main gate.
- bottom of the air shaft
Examples
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I have two roommates and we live in this dungeon at the bottom of an air shaft on West 26th Street.
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We can try to escape through the air shaft.
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Why did you leave the air shaft?
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This is an air shaft.
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Looks like you uncovered an old air shaft.
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There is a large air shaft here for light and air to ventilate the reciprocating engine room.
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Epps climbs down the air shaft where a giant fan spans its width.
Fiction book (2002) -
The old building has a functional air shaft that helps to circulate fresh air throughout the floors.
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The maintenance team inspected the air shaft to ensure proper ventilation in the basement.
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In case of fire, the air shaft serves as an emergency exit for trapped occupants.
Synonyms
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2.7
An opening in clothing like the back of a jacket that lets air in
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5.5
A vertical or sloping passage, for example for an elevator in a building
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2.8
A channel like a pipe that moves air to bring fresh air into buildings
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4.5
A passage in a building that lets fresh air in and stale air out
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3.5
A channel that moves air in or out of places like buildings and mines
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4.8
A vertical passage that lets air move between floors in a building or mine
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4.5
A passage that brings fresh air into mines and tunnels
A vertical space in a building that lets fresh air move
A shaft in a mine that sends air out
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Etymology
Air shaft comes from the simple image of a long, narrow passage: air plus shaft, where a shaft is like a straight tube that lets fresh air move down into a building or a mine. So today air shaft means a vertical passage that brings fresh air to inner rooms or underground places.