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VENTILATION SHAFT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ventilation shaft mean? 

VENTILATION SHAFT (noun)
  The noun VENTILATION SHAFT has 1 sense:

1. a shaft in a building; serves as an air passage for ventilationplay

  Familiarity information: VENTILATION SHAFT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


VENTILATION SHAFT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A shaft in a building; serves as an air passage for ventilation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ventilation shaft" is a kind of...):

air duct; air passage; airway (a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines))

shaft (a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator))

Holonyms ("ventilation shaft" is a part of...):

ventilating system; ventilation; ventilation system (a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air)


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