Definition of Mineshaft in English :
Define Mineshaft in English
Mineshaft meaning in English
Meaning of Mineshaft in English
Pronunciation of Mineshaft in English
Mineshaft pronunciation in English
Pronounce Mineshaft in English
Mineshaft
see synonyms of mineshaftNoun
1. mineshaft
excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Mineshaft
see synonyms of mineshaftnoun
a vertical passageway into a mine
trapped down an abandoned mineshaft
after plunging 25 feet down a disused Welsh mineshaft
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Mineshaft
see synonyms of mineshaftn.
A vertical or sloping passageway made in the earth for finding or mining ore and ventilating underground excavations.
The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.