stoping

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noun

The removal of the desired ore from an underground mine, leaving behind an open space known as a stope.

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Meanings

nounstoping (countable and uncountable, plural stopings)

plural stopings

  1. countableuncountablebusinessThe removal of the desired ore from an underground mine, leaving behind an open space known as a stope.

Origin

From stope + -ing.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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