English Dictionary: stoping | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for stoping | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Stope \Stope\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stoped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stoping}.] (Mining) (a) To excavate in the form of stopes. (b) To fill in with rubbish, as a space from which the ore has been worked out. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Stoping \Stop"ing\, n. (Mining) The act of excavating in the form of stopes. |