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lightwell

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈlaɪ̯tˌwɛl/
  • [ˈlaɪ̯tˌwɛl]

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noun

Meaning 1

An open shaft that transmits light from above into a staircase or an inner room.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: architecture

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: airshaft, air well, ventilation shaft, vent shaft

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der. Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz Proto-West Germanic *leuht Old English lēoht Middle English light English light English well English lightwell From light + well.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: celobert — an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room
  • Catalan: desllunat — an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room
  • Chinese Mandarin: 採光井 /采光井 (cǎiguāng jǐng) — an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room
  • Czech: světelná studna — an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room
  • German: Lichtschacht — an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room
  • Hungarian: világítóudvar — an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room
  • Italian: cavedio — an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room
  • Italian: pozzoluce — an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room
  • Japanese: ライトウェル (raitoveru) — an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room
  • Korean: 채광정 (chaegwangjeong) — an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room
  • Persian: نورگیر (noorgir) — an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room
  • Portuguese: saguão — an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room
  • Russian: световая шахта (svetovaja šaxta) — an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room
  • Spanish: patio de luces — an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room