elevator shaft

collocation in English

meaningsofelevatorandshaft

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elevator
noun[C]
uk
/ˈel.ɪ.veɪ.tər/us
/ˈel.ə.veɪ.t̬ɚ/
US
a device like a box that moves up and down, carrying people or goods from one floor of a building to another or taking people up and down underground in ...
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shaft
noun[C]
uk
/ʃɑːft/us
/ʃæft/
a pole or rod that forms the handle of a tool ...
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(Definition ofelevatorandshaftfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Is someone going to fall down anelevatorshaft?
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The platform is split in half by anelevatorshaft.
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They jump down theelevatorshaftbefore escaping.
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He threw the man's clothes down anelevatorshaft.
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She subsequently falls through a bucket and seemingly down anelevatorshaft.
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Her body was found the next morning at the bottom of anelevatorshaft.
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Later that summer, he fell down theelevatorshaftwhile inspecting the construction of his house.
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The south elevation, also glass, is punctuated by a protruding brick-facedelevatorshaft.
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A nearbyelevatorshaftis also decorated with the company logo.
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The other engine and part of the landing gear plummeted down anelevatorshaft.
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He died in 1890 after accidentally falling down anelevatorshaftwhile greeting a friend.
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Anelevatorshaftand five floors were flooded when a mechanical water line ruptured.
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However, as the rubble continues to crush theelevatorshaft, the three are trapped.
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The fire-resistant elevator doors were also removed to allow light into theelevatorshaftfor the welders.
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Some types of residential elevators do not use a traditionalelevatorshaft, machine room, and elevator hoistway.
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The roof of the stairway and sides of theelevatorshaftwere designed to have the appearance of a crystal.
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A small storage room located on each stairway landing between the gap between theelevatorshaftand the outer wall.
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After a celebratory groundbreaking in 1930, a three-story foundation was poured and a 135ft melevatorshaftwas dug.
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Behind the secret door is anelevatorshaftwhich can only be accessed by two marines opening two locks simultaneously.
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Anelevatorshaftwas added to the east side of the building in the 1978-1979 renovation.
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Valentin falls down theelevatorshaftand is impaled on the spikes below and crushed by a falling elevator.
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In 1963, he fell down anelevatorshaftcausing another injury which put him out of work permanently.
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It contains a maze of rooms and corridors including a mess room,elevatorshaftand gunpowder magazines.
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In other words, no system protections were in place to prevent a solution leak from entering the bottom of anelevatorshaftin the plant.
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This complements a smaller 40-metre reflective stainless-steel disc overlapping the titanium ellipse and visually floats over a glasselevatorshaftand the main entrance.
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