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pithead

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pithead
Noun
the top of a mine shaft and the buildings and hoisting gear around it
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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"
Translations
Spanish pithead [ˈpɪthɛd] n (BRIT) → bocamina
French pithead [ˈpɪthɛd] n (Brit) → bouche f de puits
German pithead [ˈpɪthɛd] nSchachtanlagen pl über Tage
Italian pithead [ˈpɪthɛd] n (BRIT) → imbocco della miniera

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