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headframe

headframe noun: the structure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft.

headframe: the structure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft
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Noun

headframe (plural headframes)

  1. the structure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft.
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Synonyms of headframe

All synonyms of headframe

Forms of headframe

pluralheadframes

Origin of headframe

From head + frame.

Questions about headframe

What does headframe mean?
Headframe means the structure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft.
What part of speech is headframe?
Headframe is a noun.
What is the plural of headframe?
The plural of headframe is headframes.

Words near headframe in the dictionary

  1. headfooter
  2. headfooters
  3. Headford
  4. headforemost
  5. headform
  6. headframe
  7. headframes
  8. headfuck
  9. headfuckery
  10. headfucks
  11. headful

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