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wayboards

wayboards is the plural of wayboard.

Meaning of wayboard

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

Questions about wayboards

What is wayboards the plural of?
Wayboards is the plural of wayboard.

Words near wayboards in the dictionary

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

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