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nip-out

nip-out noun: the situation where the roof and thill approach each other, diminishing the usual thickness of the coal seam or extinguishing it completely.

Noun

nip-out (plural nip-outs)

  1. The situation where the roof and thill approach each other, diminishing the usual thickness of the coal seam or extinguishing it completely.

Forms of nip-out

pluralnip-outs

Questions about nip-out

What does nip-out mean?
Nip-out means the situation where the roof and thill approach each other, diminishing the usual thickness of the coal seam or extinguishing it completely.
What part of speech is nip-out?
Nip-out is a noun.
What is the plural of nip-out?
The plural of nip-out is nip-outs.

Words near nip-out in the dictionary

  1. nip slip
  2. nip slips
  3. nip-backer
  4. nip-cheese
  5. nip-cheeses
  6. nip-out
  7. nip-outs
  8. nip-slip
  9. nip-slips
  10. nip-up
  11. nip-ups

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