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English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Noun
1.2.1
Alternative forms
1.2.2
Translations
1.3
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Schematic of
headframe
1.
hoist
2.
cable
3.
wheel
4.
sheer
5.
false
edge
6.
hoistroom
7.
mineshaft
Etymology
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mine
+
shaft
Noun
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mineshaft
(
plural
mineshafts
)
A
vertical
hole
through the
strata
to reach the
mineral
which is being
mined
.
Alternative forms
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mine shaft
Translations
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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
(de)
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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