mineshaft

mine·shaft

M0312500 (mīn′shăft′)n. A vertical or sloping passageway made in the earth for finding or mining ore and ventilating underground excavations.

mineshaft

(ˈmaɪnʃɑːft) n (Mining & Quarrying) a vertical passageway into a mine

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mineshaft - excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mineexcavation - a hole in the ground made by excavatingmine - excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted

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