liftshaftEtymologyFrom lift (“vertical transport, elevator”) + shaft, from Old English sceaft, from Proto-Germanic *skaftaz.liftshaft means the vertical shaft in a building which contains a lift (elevator) platform or cab, and through which it is moved from floor to floor. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 95 out of 100.nounThe vertical shaft in a building which contains a lift (elevator) platform or cab, and through which it is moved from floor to floor.