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ventilation shaft

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Noun1.ventilation shaft - a shaft in a building; serves as an air passage for ventilation
air duct, air passage, airway - a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
shaft - a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
ventilating system, ventilation system, ventilation - a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air; "she was continually adjusting the ventilation"
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ventilation shaft
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ventilation shaft ncondotto di aerazione


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Once the rescue team had located the trapped miners, they were able to pump in air through ventilation shafts, the report said.
The building is also inundated with rats, fleas, pigeons and cats that often choose to take their last breath in the building's roof, sending a rotten stench down the ventilation shaft and into the studios.
The Contemporary Urban Centre, on Greenland Street, which has recently been transformed as part of a pounds 16m refurbishment, was bathed in dramatic lighting, as was the tunnel ventilation shaft at Seacombe.
 
 
 
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