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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 James R. Mears

If the latter found it necessary to raise the cage before that he was to ring a certain signal on the gong, each level and sub-level being provided with one.

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

As soon as he succeeded in getting the water out of his eyes, he looked up, expecting to see a light on the platform on the sub-level.

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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