Meaning

3 senses
  1. A vertical (or near vertical) opening (shaft) running from a courtyard to the sky, thus allowing air to circulate to high-rise apartments or offices.

    Lüftungsschacht, Lüftungschacht, Abzugsschacht

    вентиляцио́нная ша́хтаventiljaciónnaja šáxta

  2. A passage supplying ventilation into a mine tunnel or other underground facility.

  3. A device used for handling winding reels in the processing of web-fed materials, such as in continuous-process printing presses.

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
an opening facilitating air circulation:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
an opening facilitating air circulation:

Origin

From air + shaft.

From air + shaft.

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