💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Shortwall"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| longwallnoun | (mining, often attributive) A long wall of coal that is mined in a single slice. |
| shearingnoun | The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth. |
| highwallnoun | (mining) The unexcavated face of exposed overburden and coal in a surface mine. |
| footwallnoun | (geology) The section of rock that extends below a diagonal fault line (the corresponding upper section being the hanging wall). |
| slantnoun | A slope; an incline, inclination. |
| narrow worknoun | (mining) The construction of passages, air-shafts, etc. |
| slacknoun | (uncountable) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it. |
| tokennoun | Something serving as an expression of something else. |
| pitwallnoun | (motor racing) The wall to the side of the pit lane |
| selvagenoun | (weaving) The edge of a woven fabric, where the weft (side-to-side) threads run around the warp (top to bottom) threads, creating a finished edge. |
| coalcutternoun | A device for cutting coal out of the rock face in a coal mine. |
| nickingsnoun | (mining) Small coal produced during cutting at the side of the coalface. |
| crosscutnoun | A crosswise cut. |
| undercutternoun | One who, or that which, undercuts. |
| bratticenoun | (mining) A partition in a coal mine, made from wood or from canvas sheeting coated in tar. |
| pitchwork | — |
| openworknoun | Any of several forms of metalwork or needlework having decorative openings. |
| stentingnoun | (medicine) The surgical act of placing a stent, or supporting tube, into an artery, esophagus, or other passage or conduit in the body. |
| bermnoun | A narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope. |
| shear-cakenoun | (mining) A counterweighted refractory slab used as a gate or door to a small furnace or oven. |
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