liftshaft
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See also: lift shaft
English[edit]
Alternative forms[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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Translations[edit]
shaft for a lift
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