• (n.) An opening for the hoist, or elevator, in the floor of a wareroom.
A shaftway for the travel of one or more elevators. 
A shaftway for the travel of one or more elevators.
Hoist'way` noun An opening for the hoist, or elevator, in the floor of a wareroom. 
The space enclosed by fireproof walls and hoistway doors in which the elevator travels, extending from the pit floor to the roof. (Hoistway is sometimes called 'hatchway' or 'hatch'.)