HyperDic: mineshaft

English > 1 sense of the word mineshaft:
NOUNartifactmineshaftexcavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
English > mineshaft: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaningexcavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine.
Part ofmineexcavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
BroaderexcavationA hole in the ground made by excavating

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