| 单词 | light shaft |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslight shaft light shaft n. a shaft which allows light to enter a room, house, apartment, etc.; spec. a vertical opening in the centre of a (multi-storey) building, typically roofed with glass, designed to admit natural light from above into lower floors, rooms, etc.; a light well. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > types of window > [noun] > skylights, etc. lucarne1548 shop light1602 skylight?c1660 bullock's-eye1728 lunette1742 roof light1763 light well1826 abat-jour1838 light shaft1870 dead-light1882 laylight1932 1870 Brooklyn Daily Eagle 1 Apr. These floors are to find light by means of windows opening upon Atlantic and Clinton streets and a light shaft from the roof. 1886 Building 25 Sept. 153/1 The total air and sun space [in an apartment house], including courts, light shafts and both fronts, will not be at all equal to that provided in an equivalent number of private houses. 1963 Daily Mail 11 Nov. 9 [The boy] fell 30ft. down a 3ft.-wide light shaft while looking for a cat at his home in Tunbridge Wells. 2020 Business Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 14 Aug. Once you're inside this cave-like dwelling, you'll notice it isn't dark, thanks to a light shaft in the middle of the house. < as lemmas |
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