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drift mine

drift mine noun: any mine reached by a drift (horizontal or inclined passage) from the surface.

Noun

drift mine (plural drift mines)

  1. Any mine reached by a drift (horizontal or inclined passage) from the surface.

Forms of drift mine

pluraldrift mines

Questions about drift mine

What does drift mine mean?
Drift mine means any mine reached by a drift (horizontal or inclined passage) from the surface.
What part of speech is drift mine?
Drift mine is a noun.
What is the plural of drift mine?
The plural of drift mine is drift mines.

Words near drift mine in the dictionary

  1. drift fruit
  2. drift fruits
  3. drift ice
  4. drift meter
  5. drift meters
  6. drift mine
  7. drift mines
  8. drift mining
  9. drift net
  10. drift nets
  11. drift of the forest

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