fallway
Noun
A well or opening, through the successive floors of a factory or warehouse or the decks of a ship, providing access for goods, material, or people.
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In existing buildings where no flue is available either large enough to provide a fallway or located conveniently for hopper doors, a basement-fed KERNERATOR provides all of the advantages except the hopper-door convenience
A hydraulic canal, as for a water-powered mill.
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The remaining fallways are dry; the water that would otherwise beautify them is caught by the maw of the power station
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