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up-over

up-over noun: a method of shaft excavation by drifting to a point below, and then raising instead of sinking.

Noun

up-over (uncountable)

  1. (attributive) A method of shaft excavation by drifting to a point below, and then raising instead of sinking.

Questions about up-over

What does up-over mean?
Up-over means a method of shaft excavation by drifting to a point below, and then raising instead of sinking.
What part of speech is up-over?
Up-over is a noun.

Words near up-over in the dictionary

  1. up-jumped
  2. up-line
  3. up-lines
  4. up-minded
  5. up-or-out
  6. up-over
  7. up-plow
  8. up-plows
  9. up-pulled
  10. up-putting
  11. up-puttings

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