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highwall

highwall noun: the unexcavated face of exposed overburden and coal in a surface mine.

Noun

highwall (plural highwalls)

  1. The unexcavated face of exposed overburden and coal in a surface mine.

Forms of highwall

pluralhighwalls

Origin of highwall

From high + wall.

Questions about highwall

What does highwall mean?
Highwall means the unexcavated face of exposed overburden and coal in a surface mine.
What part of speech is highwall?
Highwall is a noun.
What is the plural of highwall?
The plural of highwall is highwalls.

Words near highwall in the dictionary

  1. hights
  2. Hightstown
  3. hightum
  4. highty-tighty
  5. highveld
  6. highwall
  7. highwalls
  8. highwater
  9. highwaters
  10. highway
  11. Highway Code

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