Dictionary

lightwell en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈlaɪ̯tˌwɛl/
• [ˈlaɪ̯tˌwɛl]

Etymology

From light + well.

Meanings

1. An open shaft that transmits light from above into a staircase or an inner room.
   • The sliding glass door with its rolled-up blinds looked onto a lightwell, composed of a glass platform overhead and carefully angled mirrors that were reflecting a confusing cold light into the bedroom. 2017, Kamila Shamsie, Home Fire, Bloomsbury (2018), page 240:
   • In it a covered porch and vestibule were backed by a vertical shaft or "light-well," which served as a great window both to the vestibule itself, and to the corridors, staircases, and landings that connected it with the upper stories. 1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page 80:

Forms

Synonyms

ventilation shaft · airshaft · air well · vent shaft

Translations (14)

ca celobert (an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room) · it cavedio (an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room) · ja ライトウェル (an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room) · it pozzoluce (an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room) · cs světelná studna (an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room) · ca desllunat (an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room) · ko 채광정 (an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room) · es patio de luces (an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room) · cmn 採光井 /采光井 (an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room) · fa نورگیر (an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room) · de Lichtschacht (an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room) · pt saguão (an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room) · ru световая шахта (an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room) · hu világítóudvar (an open shaft that transmits light from above into a room)