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underbreak

underbreak noun: rock remaining within a specific excavation perimeter that should have been thrown out by the blast.

Noun

underbreak (plural underbreaks)

  1. Rock remaining within a specific excavation perimeter that should have been thrown out by the blast.

Forms of underbreak

pluralunderbreaks

Origin of underbreak

From under- + break.

Questions about underbreak

What does underbreak mean?
Underbreak means rock remaining within a specific excavation perimeter that should have been thrown out by the blast.
What part of speech is underbreak?
Underbreak is a noun.
What is the plural of underbreak?
The plural of underbreak is underbreaks.

Words near underbreak in the dictionary

  1. underbrags
  2. underbrained
  3. underbrake
  4. underbranch
  5. underbranches
  6. underbreak
  7. underbreaks
  8. underbreath
  9. underbreathe
  10. underbreathed
  11. underbreathes

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