haulageway

[ haw-lij-wey ]

/ ˈhɔ lɪdʒˌweɪ /

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noun

a passageway by which coal, ore, etc., is hauled to the surface from an underground mine.

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Origin of haulageway

First recorded in 1905–10; haulage + way¹