sub-level

[ suhb-lev-uh l ]

/ ˈsʌbˌlɛv əl /

noun Mining.

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

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earnest

full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.

a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.

urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.

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Words nearby sub-level

sub rosa, sub verbo, sub voce, sub-, sub-clause, sub-level, sub-machine-gun, sub-post office, sub-saharan, sub-surface, sub-zero

Example sentences from the Web for sub-level

He left the cage at the sub-level just above the last level.
The Iron Boys in the Mines|James R. Mears
They knew the place as well as though the sub-level had been ablaze with light.
The Iron Boys in the Mines|James R. Mears
Come on up to the sub-level; we will begin our investigation there.
The Iron Boys in the Mines|James R. Mears
The men picked up the lad and bore him through the sub-level.
The Iron Boys in the Mines|James R. Mears

Superintendent Penton grasped the rope that had been made fast to a shore post on the sub-level and let himself down.
The Iron Boys in the Mines|James R. Mears

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