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shafts

CEFR: B2

Long, narrow, vertical or sloping passages providing access to underground tombs or mines (plural).

Synonyms

shafts descriptor
technical taxonomy

Common Collocations

analysis of shafts
features of shafts
impact of shafts

Example Sentence

The empirical research passage in Cambridge IELTS 16 highlights the importance of shafts in its specific analytical context.

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