Noun
excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
Source: WordNetEden Taylor-Draper has played Belle Dingle since 2005, when she fell down a mineshaft on Christmas day. Source: Internet
Take a raft through the underground salt mines and zoom down a mineshaft slide—all while learning the rich history of Austria's "white gold." Source: Internet
They were herded into the forest, pushed into an abandoned mineshaft and grenades were then hurled into the mineshaft. Source: Internet