Definitions
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- noun architecture A vertical opening running from a
courtyard to the sky, thus allowing air to circulate to high-riseapartments oroffices - noun manufacturing A device used for handling winding reels in the processing of web-fed materials, such as in continuous-process
printing presses
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Can't Hardly Wait" (including the oft-bootlegged 'airshaft' version), a raucous demo of "
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Under their weight, the whole fire escape collapsed, sending about two dozen people plunging to their death at the bottom of the smoky airshaft.
Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011
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Before the improvements, before they tore down the shacks in front and installed the toilets and the running water and the airshaft.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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Before the improvements, before they tore down the shacks in front and installed the toilets and the running water and the airshaft.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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Before the improvements, before they tore down the shacks in front and installed the toilets and the running water and the airshaft.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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Before the improvements, before they tore down the shacks in front and installed the toilets and the running water and the airshaft.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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Under their weight, the whole fire escape collapsed, sending about two dozen people plunging to their death at the bottom of the smoky airshaft.
Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011
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Living along an airshaft that allows the apartment to satisfy light and air requirements can be a good thing, as airshafts can make lovely, quiet neighbors.
Teri Karush Rogers: The 7 Worst Places to Live in an Apartment Building Teri Karush Rogers 2011
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Under their weight, the whole fire escape collapsed, sending about two dozen people plunging to their death at the bottom of the smoky airshaft.
Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011
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Living along an airshaft that allows the apartment to satisfy light and air requirements can be a good thing, as airshafts can make lovely, quiet neighbors.
Teri Karush Rogers: The 7 Worst Places to Live in an Apartment Building Teri Karush Rogers 2011
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