Air Shaft (Noun)
Meaning
A shaft for ventilation.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The construction team carefully installed the air shaft to improve ventilation in the underground tunnel system.
- In order to reduce energy costs, the building's architects incorporated a large air shaft to increase natural airflow.
- The old coal mine's air shaft was closed due to safety concerns after a series of accidents occurred.
- Proper maintenance of the air shaft is crucial to maintaining good indoor air quality in high-rise buildings.
- Engineers detected high levels of airborne pollutants during their inspection of the industrial plant's main air shaft.