ventilation shaft — noun a shaft in a building; serves as an air passage for ventilation • Hypernyms: ↑shaft, ↑air passage, ↑air duct, ↑airway • Part Holonyms: ↑ventilation, ↑ventilation system, ↑ventilating system … Useful english dictionary
Shaft construction — concerns the building of vertical openings such as Raises and Shafts. Shafts are vertical openings used for supplying equipment, personnel, and support systems to the horizontal tunnel where the pipeline is installed. They can be temporary or… … Wikipedia
Shaft — can refer to: Edwin Shaft WhiteLong narrow passages: * Edwin White * Elevator shaft * Ventilation shaft * Pitch (vertical space), a significant underground vertical space in caving terminology * Shaft mining * Shafting, illicit travelling through … Wikipedia
shaft — shaft1 [ ʃæft ] noun count ** ▸ 1 main part of something long ▸ 2 long narrow passage ▸ 3 thin line of light ▸ 4 clever remark ▸ 5 arrow ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) the main part of something long and thin, not including the end: the shaft of an arrow the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shaft — I UK [ʃɑːft] / US [ʃæft] noun [countable] Word forms shaft : singular shaft plural shafts ** 1) the main part of something long and thin, not including the end the shaft of an arrow a) the handle of a tool b) a metal bar in an engine that causes… … English dictionary
ventilation system — noun a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air she was continually adjusting the ventilation • Syn: ↑ventilation, ↑ventilating system • Derivationally related forms: ↑ventilate (for: ↑ventilation) … Useful english dictionary
shaft — 1 noun 1 HANDLE (C) a long handle on a tool, spear etc 2 PASSAGE (C) a passage which goes up through a building or down into the ground, so that someone or something can get in or out: mine/elevator/ventilation shaft: a 300 foot elevator shaft 3… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ventilation — noun 1. the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑airing • Derivationally related forms: ↑ventilate • Hypernyms: ↑improvement 2. a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air … Useful english dictionary
shaft — 1. noun 1) the shaft of a golf club Syn: pole, shank, stick, rod, staff; handle, hilt, stem 2) the shaft of a feather Syn: quill; Ornithology rachis 3) shafts of sunlight … Thesaurus of popular words
shaft — noun 1) the shaft of a golf club Syn: pole, shank, stick, rod, staff, handle, stem 2) shafts of sunlight Syn: ray, beam, gleam, streak 3) … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
