washplant

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noun

A type of machine used to extract ores from paydirt when mining placer deposits, using water and sedimentation processing.

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Meanings

nounwashplant (plural washplants)

plural washplants

  1. A type of machine used to extract ores from paydirt when mining placer deposits, using water and sedimentation processing.

Origin

From wash + plant.

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APA

washplant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washplant

MLA

“washplant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washplant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “washplant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washplant.

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