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Sidecasting

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sidecastnoun(fishing) A type of reel with a spool that rotates on a fixed base through 90 degrees to allow sidecasting.
side-castverbAlternative form of sidecast. [(engineering) To eject waste material that has been excavated or dredged to the side, rather than hauling it away.]
backfillnounThe material that has been used to refill an excavation.
tippingnounThe practice of leaving a tip (gratuity).
back-fillverbAlternative form of backfill. [To refill a hole with the material dug out of it.]
stowingnounThe act by which something is stowed; stowage.
gobbingverb(mining) The refuse thrown back into the excavation after removing the coal; gob stuff.
backfillernounA machine for refilling an excavation.
loadcastnounAlternative form of load cast. [(geology) An irregular part of an overlying stratum (often of sandstone) that is forced down into a softer underlying stratum]
dumping groundnoun(figurative) Any place where unwanted items are sent.
holingnoun(mining) undercutting in a bed of coal in order to bring down the upper mass.
jaddingnoun(archaic, mining) Holing or undercutting (something, such as a bed of coal, or stone).
spoilsnounThat which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage, booty.
earth-movingnounAlternative spelling of earthmoving. [The removal of large quantities of soil, e.g. from a construction site.]
castlingnoun(chess) A move in which the king moves two squares towards a rook, and the rook moves to the other side of the king; the action of the verb to castle.
borrow pitnoun(construction, civil engineering) A pit that is dug to extract material (such as soil, gravel, or sand) for use at another location.
excavationnoun(uncountable) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
spoil heapnounA heap formed of spoil (material discarded during mining or excavation).
goafingnounwaste material in a mine typically used as a filler
moundingnounA mound of material.

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