upcast
an act of casting upward.
the state of being cast upward.
something that is cast or thrown up, as soil or earth in digging.
a shaft or passage up which air passes, as from a mine (opposed to downcast).
cast up; directed or thrown upward: The child looked at her father with upcast eyes.
to cast up or upward.
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How to use upcast in a sentence
I should require to know the temperature of the shafts respectively, and the height of the upcast shaft.
Facing Death | G. A. HentyThe upcast reflection of a lamp and shade, an inconstant series of concentric circles of varying gradations of light and shadow.
Ulysses | James JoyceThe fire should be kept as thin and bright as possible, to reduce the amount of smoke in the upcast.
Hideous under the pale rays lay the two dead men, their glazed eyes upcast to the peace of the blue heavens.
The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu | Sax RohmerAs soon as this cry was upcast, to the hall came clerks out of Chaldea, witches and diviners, sorcerers and exorcists.
Early English Alliterative Poems | Various
British Dictionary definitions for upcast
/ (ˈʌpˌkɑːst) /
material cast or thrown up
a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine: Compare downcast (def. 3)
geology (in a fault) the section of strata that has been displaced upwards
directed or thrown upwards
(tr) to throw or cast up
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