mineshaft

English

Schematic of headframe
1. hoist
2. cable
3. wheel
4. sheer
5. false edge
6. hoistroom
7. mineshaft

Etymology

From mine +‎ shaft.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪnˌʃæft/

Noun

mineshaft (plural mineshafts)

1. A vertical hole through the strata to reach the mineral which is being mined.

Alternative forms

• mine shaft

Translations

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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