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ventilation shaft

vertical passages used in mines and tunnels to move fresh air underground, and to remove stale air
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ventilation shaft

Summary

ventilation shaft ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (222 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • ventilation shaft is a type of shaft[2].
  • ventilation shaft is part of ventilation[3].
  • ventilation shaft is used for ventilation[4].
  • ventilation shaft's Commons category is recorded as Ventilation shafts[5].
  • ventilation shaft's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as man_made=ventilation_shaft[6].

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Definition and Type

ventilation shaft is a type of shaft[2].

Use and Application

ventilation shaft is used for ventilation[4]. It is part of ventilation[3].

Why It Matters

ventilation shaft ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (222 views/month).[1] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Q4232315
    P14692 → Q16779
    Described by source → Q19180675
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  2. 24d ago · Schekinov Alexey Victorovich · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Subclass of → shaft
    Aliases → —
    Has use → ventilation
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P361]]: [[Q584049]]"
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