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▪ I. winze1 Mining. (wɪnz) Also 8 winds. [The earliest recorded spelling suggests derivation from wind n.2] A shaft or an inclined passage sunk from one level to another, but not rising to the surface.1757 Borlase in Phil. Trans. L. 503 The stage-boards of the little winds or shafts 20 fathoms deep ...
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Winze
A winze is a minor connection between different levels in a mine. The top of a winze is located underground and it is not equipped with winding gear.
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WINZ
(WINZ), an agency within the Ministry of Social Development (New Zealand)
Victor Winz, a professional chess player
See also
WINS (disambiguation)
Winze
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wince
▪ I. wince, n.1 (wɪns) [f. wince v.1] An act of wincing. 1. A kick. Now dial.1612 Shelton Quix. i. ii. i. (1620) 66 [The Mule] within two or three winces, ouerthrew him to the ground. 1638 J. Taylor (Water P.) Bull, Beare & Horse E 1 b, And as I fell, his hoofe bestow'd a wince, Upon my pate. 1840 T...
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Hecla Mining
By 1897, the mine had three tunnels and a 150 foot winze.
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underhand
▪ I. underˈhand, adv. [under-2. Cf. MDu. onderhande(n) by degrees, slowly; Du. onderhandsch secret, private; Da. underhaanden secretly, privately.] † 1. a. In (or into) subjection; under rule or command. Obs.a 900 Daniel 71 Hie..ᵹelæddon..Israela cyn on eastweᵹas..under hand..hæðenum deman. a 1000 i...
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Buchkogel (Plabutsch)
Further openings were done by a winze and an adit near the top of the brake incline.
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Buchans
depth of 3,526 feet below surface [though the mine is actually deeper than this due to the mining of MacLean's extension in 1983 and 1984 through a "winze
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anjing | Definition | Mandarin Chinese Pinyin English Dictionary ...
安 静 Trad. 安 靜. ān jìng. quiet peaceful calm. Example Usage Show Strokes. 暗 井. àn jǐng. blind shaft winze. 暗 经 Trad.
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R. M. Murray
ground and spread to the shoring timbers, and some 42 miners working below that level died from carbon monoxide poisoning who might have survived had the winze
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Shaft sinking
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When the top of the excavation is the ground surface, it is referred to as a shaft; when the top of the excavation is underground, it is called a winze
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Ruby Mining District
Water can also cover up a winze, which is a shaft within the mine, or entrap dangerous gases in which are released upon disturbing of the surface tension
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Homestake Mine (South Dakota)
McLaughlin used a winze from the 2,000 level to demonstrate that ore reached the 3,500 foot level. The Ross shaft was started in 1934, a second winze from the level reached , and a third winze from was started in 1937.
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