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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

"I saw him on the sub-level above a minute ago," cried a brakeman, running up the ladder to summon the mine captain.

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

The men picked up the lad and bore him through the sub-level.

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.

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 Mears, James R.

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