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longwalls

longwalls is the plural of longwall.

Meaning of longwall

Noun

longwall (plural longwalls)

  1. (attributive, often) A long wall of coal that is mined in a single slice.
    • In addition to its work on longwall faces, the A.B. Fifteen has been adapted for shortwall work either as undercutter or as overcutter, particular care having been taken to give it increased manoauvrability by the provision of special pulleys, and increased mobility by the addition of a tilting...1960, Colliery Guardian Overseas, page 50

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What is longwalls the plural of?
Longwalls is the plural of longwall.

Words near longwalls in the dictionary

  1. Longview
  2. Longville
  3. Longville in the Dale
  4. Longvillian
  5. longwall
  6. longwalls
  7. Longwan
  8. Longwangmioan
  9. longward
  10. longwards
  11. Longwarry

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