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pit props

pit props is the plural of pit prop.

Meaning of pit prop

Noun

pit prop (plural pit props)

  1. A wooden beam used as a support within a mineshaft or tunnel.
    • Whereas Germany at the outbreak of war was the greatest purchaser of Swedish iron ore, Great Britain was by far the greatest buyer of Swedish wood products. German submarines, however, have taken deadly toll of Scandinavian ships laden with pit-props bound for England.1915 December 2, D. Thomas Curtin, “Sweden's Rôle in the Great War”, in The World's Work, volume XXXI
    Synonyms:
    mine prop

Questions about pit props

What is pit props the plural of?
Pit props is the plural of pit prop.

Words near pit props in the dictionary

  1. pit one's wits
  2. pit out
  3. pit ponies
  4. pit pony
  5. pit prop
  6. pit props
  7. Pit River language
  8. pit saw
  9. pit stop
  10. pit stops
  11. pit straight

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