headframe
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of headframe
Example Sentences
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A headframe — that’s the tower built directly over an underground mine shaft — is part of Tonopah’s logo.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026
A headframe of salt producer K+S Group is pictured at a K+S potash mine near Unterbreizbach, near Bad-Hersfeld October 1, 2013.
From Reuters • Aug. 11, 2022
Myra Creek flows between the tailings pond and the headframe.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
The structure on the right is the headframe for the mine shaft.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
In a raw new clearing the bright steel of a mine headframe cuts an angular pattern against the sky.
From Time Magazine Archive
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