airshaft
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3ADJ.
common, rear
VERB + AIRSHAFT
gave
PREP.
around, on
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noun
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.
There was a warren of big cabins instead, many levels opening onto walkways around a common airshaft.
Howard turned left and walked to the end of the building. Here was a narrow alleyway, which gave on the airshaft at the rear of the building.
A passage supplying ventilation into a mine tunnel or other underground facility.
A device used for handling winding reels in the processing of web-fed materials, such as in continuous-process printing presses.
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2There was a warren of big cabins instead, many levels opening onto walkways around a common airshaft.
WiktionaryHoward turned left and walked to the end of the building. Here was a narrow alleyway, which gave on the airshaft at the rear of the building.
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