mineshaft

noun
/ˈmaɪnˌʃæft/US

Etymology

From mine + shaft.

  1. inherited from *skaftaz
  2. inherited from *skaft
  3. inherited from sċeaft
  4. inherited from schaft
  5. compounded as mineshaft — “mine + shaft

Definitions

  1. A vertical hole through the strata to reach the mineral which is being mined.

The neighborhood

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