pithead

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UK/pɪtˈhɛd/

noun

The area around the top of the mineshaft of a coal mine.

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Meanings

nounpithead (plural pitheads)

plural pitheads · alternative pit head

  1. The area around the top of the mineshaft of a coal mine.

    Since the war there has been a reallocation of output from pitheads in the North Staffordshire coalfield, resulting in a flow of coal northwards; [...].

    1962 September, “Remodelling of Basford Hall Yard, Crewe”, in Modern Railways, page 189
  2. A hoverfly of the genus Pipiza.

Origin

From pit + head.

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APA

pithead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pithead

MLA

“pithead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pithead. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pithead,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pithead.

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