liftshaft
liftshaft · liftshafts
The vertical shaft in a building which contains a lift platform or cab, and through…The vertical shaft in a building which contains a lift (elevator) platform or cab, and through which it is moved from floor to floor.
Meaning
1 senses(UK)The vertical shaft in a building which contains a lift (elevator) platform or cab, and through which it is moved from floor to floor.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From lift (“vertical transport, elevator”) + shaft, from Old English sceaft, from Proto-GeFrom lift (“vertical transport, elevator”) + shaft, from Old English sceaft, from Proto-Germanic *skaftaz.
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plural: liftshaftsSynonyms
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