liftshaft
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See also: lift shaft
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From lift (“vertical transport, elevator”) + shaft, from Old English sceaft, from Proto-Germanic *skaftaz.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɑːft
Noun
[edit]liftshaft (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.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]shaft for a lift
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