drawhole

drawhole
/draw"hohl'/, n. Mining.
a funnel-shaped vertical opening cut at the bottom of a stope, which permits the loading of ore into conveyances in the passageways below. Also called glory hole, mill hole.
[DRAW + HOLE]

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  • drawhole — /draw hohl /, n. Mining. a funnel shaped vertical opening cut at the bottom of a stope, which permits the loading of ore into conveyances in the passageways below. Also called glory hole, mill hole. [DRAW + HOLE] * * * …   Universalium

  • mill hole — Mining. drawhole. * * * …   Universalium

  • mill hole — noun 1. : glory hole 4 2. : an excavation adjacent to mine workings to obtain waste rock for filling stopes * * * Mining. drawhole …   Useful english dictionary

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