Meaning Of The Word Stope
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Stope Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Stope?
stope in American English
a steplike excavation formed by the removal of ore from around a mine shaft to mine in stopes to mine or work by stopes noun: 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 stope in British English noun: a steplike excavation made in a mine to extract ore verb: to mine (ore, etc) by cutting stopes |
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