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shafthouse

shafthouse noun: a structure (enclosed or otherwise) for the hoisting equipment and landing platform at the top of a mineshaft.

Noun

shafthouse (plural shafthouses)

  1. A structure (enclosed or otherwise) for the hoisting equipment and landing platform at the top of a mineshaft.
    • The cage, which serves for both passenger and freight, rises to a level with the floor of the shafthouse, and is simply a platform of wood with uprights and framing of iron.1894 May, M. C. Ihlseng, “From Mine to Mint”, in CAssier's Magazine, volume VI, number 31, page 9

Forms of shafthouse

pluralshafthouses
alternative formshaft-house
alternative formshaft house

Origin of shafthouse

From shaft + house.

Questions about shafthouse

What does shafthouse mean?
Shafthouse means a structure (enclosed or otherwise) for the hoisting equipment and landing platform at the top of a mineshaft.
What part of speech is shafthouse?
Shafthouse is a noun.
What is the plural of shafthouse?
The plural of shafthouse is shafthouses.

Words near shafthouse in the dictionary

  1. Shaftesbury
  2. Shaftesburyan
  3. shafthead frame
  4. shafthead frames
  5. Shaftholme
  6. shafthouse
  7. shafthouses
  8. shaftie
  9. shaftier
  10. shafties
  11. shaftiest

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