air shaft
Example Sentences
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His father survived the 1914 mine explosion at Royalton, Ill., that killed 52 miners by crawling through an air shaft to safety and later told his son not to work in the mines.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2022
Godot died at age 3 on Dec. 23, 1966, not long after a fall down an air shaft on the roof of Paulekas’ home/studio during a photo shoot with the Los Angeles Free Press.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2022
Video footage released by the department showed a firefighter rappelling down an air shaft before the victim was lifted out in a stretcher.
From Fox News ● Dec. 22, 2021
Although we had booked almost six months in advance and were staying for four nights, we were given a room with a view into an air shaft.
From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2019
The building had central air conditioning; what we had to do was find the main air shaft and explore it.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
