stope
[ stohp ]
/ stoʊp /
noun
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
verb (used with or without object), stoped, stop·ing.
to mine or work by stopes.
Words nearby stope
Origin of stope
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Examples from the Web for stoped
I Stoped the Canoes and brought in the flesh which was fat and fine.
The Journals of Lewis and Clark|Meriwether Lewis and William ClarkShe stoped immediately and turned around and went on down the River.
The Stronghold|Miriam HaynieYou helped pack the mud to build the butte and stoped out the guest chamber down in hell!
Shadow Mountain|Dane Coolidge
British Dictionary definitions for stoped
stope
/ (stəʊp) /
noun
a steplike excavation made in a mine to extract ore
verb
to mine (ore, etc) by cutting stopes
Word Origin for stope
C18: probably from Low German stope; see stoop ²
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