A mining shaft; a mine, pit. Now dialect †Also, in 15th cent., a cave (obsolete).
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > shaft (37) groovea1400 A mining shaft; a mine, pit. Now dialect †Also, in 15th cent., a cave (obsolete). shaft1433 A vertical or slightly inclined well-like excavation made in mining, tunnelling, etc., as a means of access to underground workings, for hoisting… sink1557 Mining. A vertical shaft in a mine (see shaft, n.3 1). Now rare. mine pit1587 a shaft leading to an underground mine; (also) the excavated area of a surface or opencast mine. sinking1613 spec. The action or act of boring or excavating downwards in search of coal or ore; (also) the pit or shaft thus formed. footway1778 Mining. A shaft containing long ladders, by means of which a mine can be accessed. shank1790 The stem or straight part of anything. Cf. shaft, n.2 Scottish. The shaft of a pit or mine. mine shaft1818 Subcategories:— collectively (1) — of coal-mine (3) — vertical (2) — perpendicular (2) — like coyote holes (2) — sunk to level of tunnel (2) — to collect water in salt-mine (1) — to receive water from adjoining (coal-)shaft (1) — other types (9) — bottom of (2) — end of (1) — walling of (1) — wattling of (1) — part of to convey away water (1) |
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