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sub-level

American  
[suhb-lev-uhl] / ˈsʌbˌlɛv əl /

noun

Mining.
  1. a drift, dug through ore, into which overlying material, especially from an upper layer of ore, is caved.


Example Sentences

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This sub-level is more than a place; it's a mental state.

From The Guardian • Dec. 18, 2012

He left the cage at the sub-level just above the last level.

From The Iron Boys in the Mines or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft by Mears, James R.

Whoever did the job, entered the skip shaft from sub-level seventeen.

From The Iron Boys in the Mines or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft by Mears, James R.

There was no light in that sub-level, but the occupants of the cage knew exactly where they were.

From The Iron Boys in the Mines or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft by Mears, James R.

The group moved along the sub-level, glancing about them keenly as they did so, until they reached the turn or bend in the tunnel, where they paused to listen.

From The Iron Boys in the Mines or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft by Mears, James R.

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