airshaft

== English == === Alternative forms === air shaft, air-shaft === Etymology === From air +‎ shaft. === Noun === airshaft (plural airshafts) (architecture) 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. Synonyms: air well, ventilation shaft, vent shaft, lightwell (mining) A passage supplying ventilation into a mine tunnel or other underground facility. (manufacturing) A device used for handling winding reels in the processing of web-fed materials, such as in continuous-process printing presses. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === lightwell on Wikipedia.Wikipedia airshaft on Wikipedia.Wikipedia