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1. adit, n. View full entry 1602
...A roughly horizontal passage introduced into a mine for the purpose of access or drainage. Also in extended use; spec. a watercourse, esp. one that carries water away...
2. admiralty, n. View full entry 1877
...With capital initial. A type of large steam coal supplied under contract to the Royal Navy. Freq. attrib., as Admiralty coal, etc. Now hist....
3. afterdamp in after-, prefix View full entry 1813
...unbreathable gases (esp. carbon monoxide) arising in a mine after an explosion; cf. choke-damp, fire-damp...
4. air course in air, n.1 View full entry 1814
...a passage for ventilation in a mine; cf. airway1....
5. air crossing in air, n.1 View full entry 1848
...a structure for carrying one airway over another in a mine....
6. air door in air, n.1 View full entry 1846
...a door in a mine, normally kept closed, which separates an intake airway from a return airway....
7. airleg in air, n.1 View full entry 1952
...an air-operated support for a rock drill, used esp. when drilling horizontally; freq. attrib....
8. air-pit in air, n.1 View full entry 1709
...a ventilating shaft in a mine....
9. air road in air, n.1 View full entry 1832
...Mining a ventilation passage for a mine; = airway1a (now rare);a route taken through the air....
10. air-box, n. View full entry 1849
...Mining. A wooden tube that conveys air for ventilation....
11. air drainage, n. View full entry 1816
...Mining and Agric. Drainage into the air; a system of drains that is open to the air at some point. Obs....
12. airhead, n. View full entry 1822
...Mining. Usu. in form air-head. A horizontal passage constructed in order to carry air to part of a mine. Now rare....
13. air heading, n. View full entry 1841
...A horizontal passage constructed in order to carry air to part of a mine; (also) †the construction of such a passage (obs.). Cf. airhead1....
14. air machine, n. View full entry 1720
...A machine for supplying air or compressed air, esp. one used for ventilating enclosed spaces, as in a mine, ship, etc....
15. airshaft, n. View full entry 1665
...A straight passage (usually vertical) for the admission of air into a mine or tunnel....
16. air shot, n. View full entry 1920
...U.S.Coal Mining. An explosive charge surrounded by a pocket of air to dampen the effects of the explosion; a small explosion produced in this way. Cf. shot7f,...
17. airway, n. View full entry 1800
...A passage for air, esp. one for ventilation in a mine....
18. all-slimed in all, adj., pron., and n., adv., and conj. View full entry 1908
...(of gold ore) pulverized and converted to mud (cf. slime4a)....
19. all-sliming in all, adj., pron., and n., adv., and conj. View full entry 1905
...(chiefly attrib.) (in gold extraction) the process of pulverizing the ore entirely and converting it to mud (cf. sliming2)....
20. alligator, n.2 View full entry 1870
...Mining. A machine for crushing rock between powered jaws. Usu. attrib. Now rare....
