shaft
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5.5
- noun
- /ʃæft/
:
pozo
- There are still bodies down in the old mine shafts today that nobody ever found.
- mine shaft
- access shaft
- vertical shaft
And and then there's a really deep shaft that's off to the South.
- And and then there's a really deep shaft that's off to the South.
- Everyone knew about all of these chambers and these shafts were all known then.
- So, so we get, we get to this large open shaft in this tunnel and we look up and there's a, there's like another entrance.
- What Nazis call the mine shaft folkness like the Soviets commune right?
- Then moving next door, we have mine shaft.
- And they and they did hundreds of these shafts go holes going off the shaft and then they removed soil.
Examples
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- I came up the air shaft.
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We'll close this shaft tomorrow for good.
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So we can see from down here that there is a shaft above us.
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We need to go down to the mine shaft, slowly, without drawing any attention.
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This was how you got down to the main entry shaft... ...back when it was owned by the mining company.
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And it actually revealed this extraction shaft below the Queen's chamber.
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There's an elevator shaft on top of this place.
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This ventilation shaft connects to the forward hold.
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The system includes 14 pump-out shafts delivering drinking water to 60 service reservoirs.
Academic text (2003) -
The workers descended into the shaft to begin their inspection of the old mine.
Synonyms
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3.5
A tall narrow space in a building where an elevator moves up and down between floors
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4.7
A vertical passage in a building or mine that lets air move through spaces
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7.2
A deep narrow passage underground used to reach the mine and let in air
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4.5
A passage in a building that lets fresh air in and stale air out
A tall, vertical space in a building where an elevator moves up and down
A vertical passage with a ladder for moving between levels in ships or buildings
Compounds
- Specialized
18
3.5
A tall narrow space in a building where an elevator moves up and down between floors
- Specialized
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4.5
A passage in a building that lets fresh air in and stale air out
- Specialized
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5.2
A metal rod that turns to carry power from an engine to the wheels
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A device that measures how a shaft turns and sends that information as a signal
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A tall vertical furnace that forces hot gas up through solid material to melt metal
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Etymology
Shaft comes from the old English sceaft, meaning a 'stick' or 'pole', and the idea of something long and straight was used for spaces too. That's why a shaft can mean a long vertical 'passage' in a building or a mine.