continuous miner
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of continuous miner
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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Andy Christian, Sr., a lean, playful superstar in the mines, dominates the screen as he communes with the continuous miner machine, a 50-ton behemoth that churns out 10 tons of coal per minute.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2011
Andy Christian Sr. operating the continuous miner underground.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2011
Andy Christian Sr., right, a continuous miner operator, with Andrew Christian Jr., his son and fellow miner.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2011
Their job was to run a "continuous miner," a huge machine that grinds spinning teeth into a wall and drops out coal as fine as dirt.
From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2010
Dad positioned me out of the way when a shuttle car darted in, its crablike arms sweeping up the coal thrown out behind the continuous miner.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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