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pithead [ˈpɪtˌhɛd]

(Mining & Quarrying) the top of a mine shaft and the buildings, hoisting gear, etc., situated around it

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Noun

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

pithead [ˈpɪthed] N → bocamina f

pithead [ˈpɪthɛd] n (British) → carreau m de mine
pith helmet n → casque m colonial

pithead

n → Übertageanlagen pl; at the pithead → über Tage; pithead ballot → Abstimmung f → der Bergarbeiter

pithead [ˈpɪtˌhɛd] n → imbocco della miniera

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