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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
air-pit . - noun Any ventilating shaft.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A passage, usually vertical, for admitting fresh air into a mine or a tunnel.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
vertical (or near vertical) shaft that suppliesventilation to atunnel or otherunderground facility
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a shaft for ventilation
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