STOPE


Meaning of STOPE in English

/stohp/ , n. , v. , stoped, stoping .

n.

1. any excavation made in a mine, esp. from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.

v.i. , v.t.

2. to mine or work by stopes.

[ 1740-50; appar. stope; see STOOP 2 ]

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