liftshaft
See also: lift shaft
English
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editEtymology
editFrom lift (“vertical transport, elevator”) + shaft, from Old English sceaft, from Proto-Germanic *skaftaz.
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ɑːft
Noun
editliftshaft (plural liftshafts)
- (UK) The vertical shaft in a building which contains a lift (elevator) platform or cab, and through which it is moved from floor to floor.
Synonyms
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editshaft for a lift
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