| 单词 | water shaft |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater shaft water shaft n. a shaft that contains water, esp. one made to drain a mine or to provide a supply of water for industrial or domestic use. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > shaft > to collect water in salt-mine water shaft1708 society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > shaft > to receive water from adjoining (coal-)shaft water shaft1708 1708 J. C. Compl. Collier 6 in T. Nourse Mistery of Husbandry Discover'd (ed. 3) Water which rises at the Coal-Shaft, may run into this Water or half Shaft, to be drawn there by Horses or Water Wheels. 1891 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 17 Apr. 412/1 The ‘well’ is always held to include not only the water-shaft, but the area of land watered, or, at least, protected, by the well. 2008 Jrnl. Biblical Lit. 127 433 The legend of David's conquest of Jerusalem seems to allude to the penetration of the city via its water shaft. < as lemmas |
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