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单词 stoping
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
stop•ing  (stōping),USA pronunciation n. [Geol.]
  1. Geologya process by which magmas move upward in the earth by breaking off and engulfing blocks of overlying rocks.
  • stope + -ing1 1770–80

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
stope (stōp),USA pronunciation  n., v., stoped, stop•ing. 

    n. 
    1. Miningany excavation made in a mine, esp. from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.

    v.i., v.t. 
    1. Miningto mine or work by stopes.
    • Low German stope; see stoop2
    • apparently 1740–50

    Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
    stope /stəʊp/ n
    1. a steplike excavation made in a mine to extract ore
    vb
    1. to mine (ore, etc) by cutting stopes
    Etymology: 18th Century: probably from Low German stope; see stoop²
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