mineshaft

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US/ˈmaɪnˌʃæft/

noun

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

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pit
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Meanings

nounmineshaft (plural mineshafts)

plural mineshafts · alternative mine shaft

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

    Synonyms: pit

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
pit
Also see
shaft

Origin

From mine + shaft.

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Translations

Bulgarian ша́хта
  • ша́хта (šáhta)mineshaft
Catalan pou d'extracció
  • pou d'extracciómineshaft
Chinese Mandarin 礦井 /矿井
  • 礦井 /矿井 (kuàngjǐng)mineshaft
Czech šachta
  • šachtamineshaft
Dutch mijnschacht
  • mijnschachtmineshaft
Finnish kaivoskuilu
  • kaivoskuilumineshaft
French puits de mine
  • puits de minemineshaft
German Bergwerksschacht
  • Bergwerksschachtmineshaft
Irish sloc mianaigh
  • sloc mianaighmineshaft
Italian pozzo, condotto
  • pozzomineshaft
  • condottomineshaft
  • tromba ascensoremineshaft
Norwegian Bokmål gruvesjakt
  • gruvesjaktmineshaft
Polish szyb
  • szybmineshaft
Russian ша́хта
  • ша́хта (šáxta)mineshaft
Spanish pozo de extracción, pozo minero
  • pozo de extracciónmineshaft
  • pozo mineromineshaft
  • socavónmineshaft
Swedish gruvschakt
  • gruvschaktmineshaft
Welsh twll
  • twllmineshaft
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“mineshaft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mineshaft. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mineshaft,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mineshaft.

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