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What does hoistway mean?

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Noun
  1. An opening for the hoist, or elevator, in the floor of a warehouse.
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The elevator hoistway at the factory deck level is enclosed on all four sides.
Immediately following the occurrence, other stevedores entered the hoistway to assist the injured.
The elevator platform was then raised in increments so that pallets could be made up at the factory deck level until the hoistway was cleared.
A door to enter the hoistway is located on the after bulkhead of the hoistway.
This became an accepted routine situational adaptation done to allow easier access to the elevator hoistway.
By means of the aerodynamic fairing, wind noise and pressure waves occurring in the hoistway are reduced to the minimum.

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