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pithead

Noun

the top of a mine shaft and the buildings and hoisting gear around it

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Noun

1.

pithead - the entrance to a coal mine

entrance, entranceway, entryway, entree, entry - something that provides access (to get in or get out); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral"

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pithead [ˈpɪthɛd] n (BRIT) → bocamina

pithead [ˈpɪthɛd] n (Brit) → bouche f de puits

pithead [ˈpɪthɛd] n → Schachtanlagen pl über Tage

pithead [ˈpɪthɛd] n (BRIT) → imbocco della miniera

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