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wayboard

wayboard noun: a thin layer or band of rock that separates or defines the boundaries of thicker strata.

Noun

wayboard (plural wayboards)

  1. A thin layer or band of rock that separates or defines the boundaries of thicker strata.
    • In the Mill Close Mine, a very rich and extensive flat occurred under a way-board which was topped with a tiny coal seam 1 in. thick or so, the way-board itself being from 1 to 3 ft. thick, and looking very much like an […]1905, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (Great Britain), Transactions of the Institution of Mining & Metallurgy, volume 15, page 176

Forms of wayboard

pluralwayboards
alternative formway-board
alternative formway board
alternative formweighboard

Questions about wayboard

What does wayboard mean?
Wayboard means a thin layer or band of rock that separates or defines the boundaries of thicker strata.
What part of speech is wayboard?
Wayboard is a noun.
What is the plural of wayboard?
The plural of wayboard is wayboards.

Words near wayboard in the dictionary

  1. waybeams
  2. waybill
  3. waybilled
  4. waybilling
  5. waybills
  6. wayboard
  7. wayboards
  8. waybook
  9. waybooks
  10. waybread
  11. waybreads

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