shortwall
shortwall noun: a short wall of coal that is mined in a single slice.
Noun
shortwall (plural shortwalls)
- A short 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
- Under this philosophy, the extra daily shortwall production of 55 tons of clean coal would be costed at $8.39 per ton.1977, Larry E. Green, Eugene Robert Palowitch, Comparative shortwall and room-and-pillar mining costs, page 16
Forms of shortwall
| plural | shortwalls |
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Origin of shortwall
From short + wall.
Questions about shortwall
- What does shortwall mean?
- Shortwall means a short wall of coal that is mined in a single slice.
- What part of speech is shortwall?
- Shortwall is a noun.
- What is the plural of shortwall?
- The plural of shortwall is shortwalls.
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