hanging side

noun

the overhanging side of an inclined or hading vein

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Meanings

nounhanging side (plural hanging sides)

plural hanging sides

  1. businessthe overhanging side of an inclined or hading vein

    These subdrifts are driven the full width of the copper and explore thoroughly the foot and hanging sides of the lode.

    1925, Bureau of Mines Information Circular
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APA

hanging side. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hanging%20side

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“hanging side.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hanging%20side. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hanging side,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hanging%20side.

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