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Noun: ventilation shaft
  1. A shaft in a building; serves as an air passage for ventilation
    "The engineers designed a ventilation shaft to improve air circulation in the underground parking garage"

Derived forms: ventilation shafts

Type of: air duct, air passage, airway, shaft

Part of: ventilating system, ventilation, ventilation system

Encyclopedia: Ventilation shaft