stope
Americannoun
verb (used with or without object)
noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of stope
1740–50; apparently < Low German stope; see stoop 2
Example Sentences
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We need to stope mistaking success for heroism.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2017
We're done for if Macartney gets in on us through Thompson's stope and finds this place.
From The La Chance Mine Mystery by George W. Gage
If it bursts up in the air the stope roof'll be down on us.
From The La Chance Mine Mystery by George W. Gage
For a man moved, silent and furtive, in the tunnel between me and the stope!
From The La Chance Mine Mystery by George W. Gage
The horizontal "flat-back" or "long-wall" stope, as it is variously called, shown in Figure 24, is operated by breaking the ore in slices parallel with the levels.
From Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration by Herbert Hoover
All major Russian airlines have since stoped flying west beyond neighboring Belarus.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2022
The Swiss-based group, which has already stoped all advertising in Russia, added it will continue supplying essential food products in the country.
From Reuters ● Mar. 9, 2022
“We have our hostages, testing, research and all missle launches have stoped, and these pundits, who have called me wrong from the beginning, have nothing else they can say! We will be fine!”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 11, 2018
In his three starts, he has stoped 83 of the 86 shots he has faced, including 37 against the high-powered Washington Capitals.
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2015
We went over the River Early to receive our rations in provision and in money and we marched 2 Miles and stoped and refreshed ourselves their half an hour and Lieut.
From The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775 With Numerous Illustrative Notes by Abraham Tomlinson
The inspirational quotes become increasingly absurd, disturbing, ungrammatical: “your ‘family’ is stoping you from being successful” — Anonymous; “The road to success is a rod that will take you to succes” — Colin R. Das.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2020
"Let me be clear: I have consistently called on white males like me to step, take responsibility, and be a part of stoping the sexism and bigotry that other white males engage in," Avenatti wrote.
From Fox News ● Oct. 25, 2018
More often than not, such a ploy was successful in stoping City, and therein lies the challenge this season – can they find an effective plan B, particularly when Kaka is missing?
From The Guardian ● Apr. 4, 2016
As discussed already, plutons can interact with the rocks into which they are intruded, sometimes leading to partial melting of the country rock or to stoping and formation of xenoliths.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
This usually results not only in more shoveling but in a congestion at the passes not present in overhand stoping, for with that method several chutes are available for discharging ore into the levels.
From Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration by Herbert Hoover
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