bar down

English

Verb

bar down (third-person singular simple present bars down, present participle barring down, simple past and past participle barred down)

  1. (mining) To loosen mined ore in a cart using a bar in order to enable it to move through a chute.
  2. (mining) To remove or pat down loose debris.
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