continuous cutter

American

noun

Mining.

any of various machines that can remove coal from the mine face and load it into cars or conveyors.

Etymology

Origin of continuous cutter

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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It is obvious that instead of having one continuous cutter, the necessary breadth of cutter face may be obtained by means of two or more cutters placed side by side.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

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