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maingate

maingate noun: a tunnel admitting fresh air to the working face of a mine.

Noun

maingate (plural maingates)

  1. A tunnel admitting fresh air to the working face of a mine.

Forms of maingate

pluralmaingates

Origin of maingate

main + gate

Questions about maingate

What does maingate mean?
Maingate means a tunnel admitting fresh air to the working face of a mine.
What part of speech is maingate?
Maingate is a noun.
What is the plural of maingate?
The plural of maingate is maingates.

Words near maingate in the dictionary

  1. mainful
  2. maingain
  3. maingained
  4. maingaining
  5. maingains
  6. maingate
  7. maingates
  8. Mainiac
  9. Mainiacs
  10. maining
  11. Mainit

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