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heapstead

heapstead noun: the elevated framework of wood or iron at bank, to the top of which the pit is continued above the surface, to provide the necessary height to pass the coals over the skreens into the wagons.

Noun

heapstead (plural heapsteads)

  1. (historical) The elevated framework of wood or iron at bank, to the top of which the pit is continued above the surface, to provide the necessary height to pass the coals over the skreens into the wagons.

Forms of heapstead

pluralheapsteads

Questions about heapstead

What does heapstead mean?
Heapstead means the elevated framework of wood or iron at bank, to the top of which the pit is continued above the surface, to provide the necessary height to pass the coals over the skreens into the wagons.
What part of speech is heapstead?
Heapstead is a noun.
What is the plural of heapstead?
The plural of heapstead is heapsteads.

Words near heapstead in the dictionary

  1. heapsful
  2. heapsort
  3. heapsorted
  4. heapsorting
  5. heapsorts
  6. heapstead
  7. heapsteads
  8. Heapster
  9. Heapsters
  10. heapy
  11. hear

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