MINESHAFT

Meaning of MINESHAFT in English

/ ˈmaɪnʃɑːft; NAmE -ʃæft/ noun

a deep narrow hole that goes down to a mine

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

MINESHAFT — ■ noun a deep, narrow shaft that gives access to a mine.
Concise Oxford English vocab
MINESHAFT — mineshaft BrE AmE ˈmaɪn ʃɑːft § -ʃæft AmE -ʃæft ▷ mineshaft|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MINESHAFT — mine ‧ shaft /ˈmaɪnʃɑːft $ -ʃæft/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a deep narrow hole that goes into the ground to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MINESHAFT — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ That did not prevent her from being thrown down a mineshaft to her death in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STEMPLE — ■ noun archaic each of a number of crossbars in a mineshaft, serving as supports or steps. Origin C17: perh. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
POPPET-HEAD — ■ noun Brit. the frame at the top of a mineshaft, supporting pulleys for the ropes used in hoisting.
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PITHEAD — ■ noun the top of a mineshaft and the area around it.
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SHAFT — / ʃɑːft; NAmE ʃæft/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. (often in compounds) a long, narrow, usually vertical passage in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STEMPLE — n. each of several crossbars in a mineshaft serving as supports or steps. [17th c.: orig. uncert.: cf. MHG stempfel]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PIT
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STEMPLE — n. each of several crossbars in a mineshaft serving as supports or steps. [ 17th c.: orig. uncert.: cf. MHG …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PIT
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STEMPLE — n. each of several crossbars in a mineshaft serving as supports or steps. Etymology: 17th c.: orig. uncert.: cf. MHG …
Oxford English vocab
PIT
Oxford English vocab
SINK — ( sinks, sinking, sank, sunk) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SINK — (~s, ~ing, sank, sunk) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HOLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 18-hole/9-hole golf ▪ Facilities include an 18-hole golf course. 18-hole/9-hole golf ▪ Facilities include …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHAFT — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ vertical ▪ narrow ▪ elevator ( AmE ), lift ( BrE ) ▪ She almost …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MINE — I. noun 1 for coal, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ coal , copper , diamond , salt , tin , etc. ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HOLE — INDEX: 1. a hole that goes through something 2. a hole in the ground or in the surface of something …
Longman Activator English vocab
SHAFT — n. 25B6; noun the shaft of a golf club : POLE, shank, stick, rod, staff; handle, hilt, stem. the shaft …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PIT — n. 25B6; noun a pit in the ground : HOLE, ditch, trench, trough, hollow, excavation, cavity, crater, pothole; shaft, mineshaft. …
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КОЛОДЕЦ — well; ( с ведром на верёвке ) draw-well буровой колодец — bore-well шахтный колодец — mineshaft
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ШАХТНЫЙ КОЛОДЕЦ — mineshaft
Русско-Английский словарь общей тематики
КОЛОДЕЦ — well, draw-well; shaft шахтный колодец - mineshaft well, draw-well; shaft шахтный колодец — mineshaft
Русско-Английский словарь общей тематики
КОЛОДЕЦ — м. well; ( с ведром на верёвке ) draw-well буровой колодец — bore-well шахтный колодец — mineshaft
Русско-Английский словарь
КОЛОДЕЦ — м. well; ( с ведром на верёвке ) draw-well буровой колодец — bore-well шахтный колодец — mineshaft
Russian-English Smirnitsky abbreviations dictionary
ШАХТНЫЙ КОЛОДЕЦ — mineshaft
Русско-Английский краткий словарь по общей лексике
КОЛОДЕЦ — муж. well, draw-well; shaft шахтный колодец — mineshaft
Русско-Английский краткий словарь по общей лексике

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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