mineworking

English

Etymology

From mine +‎ working.

Noun

mineworking (countable and uncountable, plural mineworkings)

  1. (uncountable) Working in a mine; mining.
  2. (countable) A facility where mining takes place.
    The old mineworkings are now flooded.
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