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Noun: lift shaft
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: elevator shaft)
  1. A vertical shaft in a building to permit the passage of an elevator from floor to floor
    "The firefighters had to access the building through the lift shaft";
    - elevator shaft [N. Amer]

Derived forms: lift shafts

Type of: shaft

Encyclopedia: Lift shaft