Viewshaft

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A gap between buildings or other visual obstructions that allows a view of something scenic.

    "Enthusiastically adopted by city planners, the viewshafts have survived a quarter-century of growth. Plenty of developers have cursed Turner’s viewshafts but few have challenged them."

Example

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"Enthusiastically adopted by city planners, the viewshafts have survived a quarter-century of growth. Plenty of developers have cursed Turner’s viewshafts but few have challenged them."

Etymology

From view + shaft.

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