mineshaft

mineshaft

English

Schematic of headframe
1. hoist
2. cable
3. wheel
4. sheer
5. false edge
6. hoistroom
7. mineshaft

Etymology

mine +‎ shaft

Noun

mineshaft (plural mineshafts)

1. A vertical hole through the strata to reach the mineral which is being mined.

Alternative forms

• mine shaft

Translations

mineshaft

Catalan: pou d'extracció m Chinese: Mandarin: 礦井／矿井 (zh) (kuàngjǐng) Czech: šachta (cs) f Dutch: mijnschacht (nl) c Finnish: kaivoskuilu French: puits de mine (fr) m German: Bergwerksschacht f Irish: sloc mianaigh m Italian: pozzo (it) m, condotto (it) m, tromba ascensore f Russian: ша́хта (ru) f (šáxta) Spanish: pozo de extracción m, pozo minero m, socavón (es) m Swedish: gruvschakt n Welsh: twll (cy) m

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