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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A vertical or sloping passageway made in the earth for finding or mining ore and ventilating underground excavations.

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  • noun A vertical hole, sunk down through the strata to reach the mineral which was to be mined.

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  • noun excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine

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    December 12, 2006