covered shaft meaning
[Architecture]
An interior enclosed space that extends through one or more stories of a building, connecting openings in successive floors, or the floors and roof; must be covered at the top.
- covered: Adjective: covered ...
- shaft: Noun: shaft & ...
- bone-covered: Adjective: bone-co ...
Examples
- The steel cables are anchored into the bedrock and extend through marble-covered shafts up to the top floor, where they are led over large pulleys.
