Meaning

1 senses

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

More definitions
  • a shaft in a building; serves as an air passage for ventilation

Examples

3 sentences

  1. He climbed up the ventilation shaft.

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  2. Pietro decided to search the ventilation shaft.

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  3. Pietro entered the ventilation shaft.

    ruПьетро залез в вентиляционную шахту. — al42and

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Forms

plural: ventilation shafts

Synonyms

2 synonyms
airshaftventilating shaft

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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