Meanings
nounheadframe (plural headframes)
plural headframes
- businessthe structure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft.
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Synonyms: gallows frame, headgear, headstock, hoist frame, pit frame, shafthead frame, winding tower
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe structure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft.
Origin
Translations
Finnish nostotorni
- nostotornistructure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft
German Förderturm
- Förderturmstructure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft
Polish wieża szybowa
- wieża szybowastructure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft
Cite this entry
APA
headframe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headframe
MLA
“headframe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headframe. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “headframe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headframe.
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