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ventilation shaft

ventilation shaft noun: a (usually) vertical shaft constructed for the purpose of ventilating underground mines and tunnels, including sewers.

Noun

ventilation shaft (plural ventilation shafts)

  1. A (usually) vertical shaft constructed for the purpose of ventilating underground mines and tunnels, including sewers.

Synonyms of ventilation shaft

Forms of ventilation shaft

pluralventilation shafts

Questions about ventilation shaft

What does ventilation shaft mean?
Ventilation shaft means a (usually) vertical shaft constructed for the purpose of ventilating underground mines and tunnels, including sewers.
What part of speech is ventilation shaft?
Ventilation shaft is a noun.
What is the plural of ventilation shaft?
The plural of ventilation shaft is ventilation shafts.

Words near ventilation shaft in the dictionary

  1. ventilates
  2. ventilating
  3. ventilating shaft
  4. ventilating shafts
  5. ventilation
  6. ventilation shaft
  7. ventilation shafts
  8. ventilations
  9. ventilative
  10. ventilator
  11. ventilators

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