| 单词 | mine captain |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmine captain mine captain n. the overseer of a mine, or of its underground operations. ΚΠ 1844 Littell's Living Age 21 Sept. 439/1 Mr. Henwood..thus describes a visit made by him and one of the mine captains, to a mine, in the same district with Botallack. 1899 J. H. Curle Gold Mines of World 7 The mine captain..is usually a most capable man. 1964 C. B. Crate Lang. Hardrock Mining (unpubl. MS) 3, in Dict. Canadianisms (at cited word) By tradition, an underground superintendent is known as a Mine Captain. 1989 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 19 Nov. 9/5 Mine captain Harry Player took two overdrafts in his life. < as lemmas |
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