winze
1or windz
a vertical or inclined shaft driven downward from a drift into an orebody.
Origin of winze
1- Compare raise (def. 38).
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Other definitions for winze (2 of 2)
a curse.
Origin of winze
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How to use winze in a sentence
winze, winz, n. in mining, a small ventilating shaft between two levels.
It was easy for a man to fall down an uncovered winze in a strange mine.
They seized Oliver by the arms and dragged him hastily towards the nearest winze that led upward.
Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines | R.M. BallantyneThey were in a level which the water entered, not by flowing along or descending, but, by rising up through a winze.
Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines | R.M. BallantyneOn hearing the noise they ran to this winze, and, looking down, saw the water boiling and roaring far below.
Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines | R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for winze
/ (wɪnz) /
mining a steeply inclined shaft, as for ventilation between levels
Origin of winze
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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