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cross-courses

cross-courses is the plural of cross-course.

Meaning of cross-course

Noun

cross-course (plural cross-courses)

  1. A vein or lode that crosses the main lode, sometimes accompanied by a change of course in the main lode.
    • Williams's lode heaves the cross-course 4 feet towards the left-hand; the cross-course then intersects Trathan's lode, and at some levels heaves it towards the right-hand; and lastly, it heaves the Black lode 11 feet towards the left-hand.1843, The Philosophical Magazine

Questions about cross-courses

What is cross-courses the plural of?
Cross-courses is the plural of cross-course.

Words near cross-courses in the dictionary

  1. cross-country skiers
  2. cross-country skiing
  3. cross-country skis
  4. cross-countrys
  5. cross-course
  6. cross-courses
  7. cross-court
  8. cross-cousin
  9. cross-cousin marriage
  10. cross-cousin marriages
  11. cross-cousins

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