liftshaft
English
noun
Definitions
- (UK) The vertical shaft in a building used to permit the movement of a lift (elevator) from floor to floor.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English sceaft inherited from Proto-Germanic *skaftaz (pole, shaft).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*skaftaz
Gloss
pole, shaft
Concept
Semantic Field
The house
Ontological Category
Person/Thing