elevator shaft

/ˌɛləˈveɪdər ʃæft/
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Other forms: elevator shafts

Definitions of elevator shaft
  1. noun
    a vertical shaft in a building to permit the passage of an elevator from floor to floor
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    type of:
    shaft
    a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
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