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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.


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

From The Guardian ● Dec. 18, 2012

"Jarvis, were you absent from sub-level number seventeen at any time during the day?"

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

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 James R. Mears

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 James R. Mears

Rush made his way to the door on the sub-level through which the man Spooner had entered the shaft.

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

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