hanging side
English
editNoun
edithanging side (plural hanging sides)
- (mining) the overhanging side of an inclined or hading vein
- 1925, Bureau of Mines Information Circular:
- These subdrifts are driven the full width of the copper and explore thoroughly the foot and hanging sides of the lode.
References
edit“hanging”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.