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stoping

stoping noun: the removal of the desired ore from an underground mine, leaving behind an open space known as a stope.

Noun

stoping (countable and uncountable, plural stopings)

  1. The removal of the desired ore from an underground mine, leaving behind an open space known as a stope.

Forms of stoping

pluralstopings

Origin of stoping

From stope + -ing.

Words formed from stoping

  • stull stoping
  • shrinkage stoping
  • long hole stoping

Questions about stoping

What does stoping mean?
Stoping means the removal of the desired ore from an underground mine, leaving behind an open space known as a stope.
What part of speech is stoping?
Stoping is a noun.
What is the plural of stoping?
The plural of stoping is stopings.

Words near stoping in the dictionary

  1. stopgapped
  2. stopgapping
  3. stopgaps
  4. Stopher
  5. Stophers
  6. stoping
  7. stopings
  8. Stopka
  9. Stopkas
  10. Stopkey
  11. stopless

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