Word: airshafts
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: air
shafts
Definition: Plural of airshaft. A vertical (or near vertical) opening ( shaft) running from a courtyard to the sky, thus allowing air to circulate to high-rise apartments or offices.
Morphemes:
Affix: air
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A jump in which one becomes airborne.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀήρ
Language: grc
Decoded: aer
Meaning: wind, atmosphere
Affix: shaft
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A vertical passage housing a lift or elevator; a liftshaft.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.